Round Mountain hasn't had much luck against Pahranagat Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Round Mountain Knights will head out to challenge the Pahranagat Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Round Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Sandy Valley, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Round Mountain was ranked tenth). Round Mountain was outmatched by Sandy Valley on the road and fell 36-8. Having soared to a lofty 46 points in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
Even though they lost, Round Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pahranagat Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Spring Mountain for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-8 win at home. With the Panthers ahead 40-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Having lost for the first time this season, Round Mountain fell to 2-1. As for Pahranagat Valley, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Round Mountain was dealt a bruising 62-14 defeat at the hands of Pahranagat Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Round Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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