Green Valley is on a three-game streak of home losses, Silverado a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Green Valley Gators will welcome the Silverado Skyhawks at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Green Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Faith Lutheran, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Green Valley was ranked 12th). Green Valley was outmatched by Faith Lutheran at home and fell 35-7. The contest marked the Gators' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Silverado just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 56-24 loss at the hands of Shadow Ridge.
Despite the defeat, Silverado got top-tier performance from D'Angelo Hagans, who picked up 164 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Hagans a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Marek Piekarski, who threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns.
Green Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Silverado, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Green Valley against Silverado in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, as the team secured a 48-0 victory. Does Green Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Silverado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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