After flying high against Lowry last Friday, Fernley came back down to earth. The Fernley Vaqueros came up short against the Spring Creek Spartans on Friday, falling 34-13. The Vaqueros haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Fernley still got an impressive performance from Keeshawn Love, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Love's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Fernley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Spring Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joseph Bright led the charge by rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Spring Creek is 2-1 when Bright posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Cunningham, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped Fernley's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. As for Spring Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fernley will take on Sparks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fernley is facing Sparks at the right time seeing as Sparks is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Spring Creek, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Elko, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Elko is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.8 points per game this season.
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