South Tahoe is 2-7 against Fernley since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Tahoe Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Fernley Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m. Neither South Tahoe nor Fernley posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-8, which was the final score in South Tahoe's tilt against Elko on Friday. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-0.
The losing side was boosted by Logan Debaun, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, Fernley came up short against Truckee on Friday and fell 17-7. The match marked the Vaqueros' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Keeshawn Love, who rushed for 130 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fernley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
South Tahoe now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fernley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. South Tahoe has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 230.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fernley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 271.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
South Tahoe was taken down by Fernley 42-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Love, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that South Tahoe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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