The Moapa Valley Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Elko Indians at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Moapa Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 35-27 victory over Pahrump Valley. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Kamden Drosos
| 11/07/25 vs Pahrump Valley | 4 |
| 09/05/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 3 |
| 10/17/25 vs Democracy Prep Agassi Campus | 2 |
| 10/10/25 vs Pahrump Valley | 2 |
| 09/26/25 vs The Meadows School | 2 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Moapa Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamden Drosos, who threw for 253 yards and four TDs on only 13 passes. Those four passing touchdowns gave Drosos a new career-high. Briggs Hickman helped Drosos out on the ground, rushing for 101 yards and one touchdown, while also picking up 101 receiving yards and one score.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Moapa Valley's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Tag Jensen with two. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 13.
Meanwhile, Elko hadn't done well against Truckee recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Indians blew past the Wolverines, posting a 42-7 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Moapa Valley better keep an eye on Ethan Kraintz. He was instrumental in Elko's win, rushing for 97 yards and a pair of TDs, while also throwing for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine passes.
Moapa Valley's record is now 7-4. As for Elko, their record now sits at 9-1.
Moapa Valley strolled past Elko when the teams last played back in November of 2015 by a score of 17-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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