The Round Mountain Knights will head out to take on the Laughlin Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Round Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Beatty, who was ranked 14th at the time (Round Mountain was ranked 11th). The Knights fell 24-20 to the Hornets on Friday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meanwhile, Laughlin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost an 18-14 heartbreaker at the hands of Indian Springs.
Although Laughlin took the loss, they still got scores from Santino Lopez and Darius Buckley.
Laughlin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zeus Sanchez and Buckley. Buckley got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Laughlin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Round Mountain, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Round Mountain took their win against Laughlin when the teams last played back in August of 2024 by a conclusive 22-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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