Lowry has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Elko Indians at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lowry lost 54-34 to Spring Creek on Friday. The Buckaroos haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Elko put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Tahoe 49-8 at home. Considering the Indians have won three contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Elko's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ethan Kraintz, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and Jake Carsrud, who rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns. Carsrud is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Coy Jones, who rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Elko was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Lowry's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Elko, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lowry took a serious blow against Elko when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-0. Thankfully for Lowry, Eli Finlayson (who rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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