South Tahoe is 7-2 against Sparks since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for South Tahoe and six for Sparks.
On Friday, South Tahoe came up short against Lowry and fell 23-14. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 480th in California, while the Buckaroos are ranked 32nd in Nevada).
Although South Tahoe took the loss, they still got scores from Logan DeBaun and Parker Bryant.
Nash Bigley
| 09/26/25 @ Lowry | 10 |
| 09/19/25 @ Elko | 6 |
| 09/12/25 vs Fernley | 3 |
| 09/05/25 vs Dayton | 4 |
| 08/29/25 @ Churchill County | 4 |
| + 2 more games |
Even if they lost, South Tahoe's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Nash Bigley was especially locked on to Lowry's QB and sacked him twice. With that strong performance, Bigley is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Sparks played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Dayton, falling 26-2.
Sparks' defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for South Tahoe, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
South Tahoe didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Sparks when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 30-26 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Railroaders' Max Hendrix, who threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards and one TD on only six carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Vikings to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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