The Spanish Springs Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Reno Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spanish Springs is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Spanish Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Douglas, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Spanish Springs was ranked tenth). Spanish Springs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 31-28 win over Douglas on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-20, which was the final score in Reno's tilt against Reed on Friday. The Huskies have struggled against the Raiders recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Reno took the loss, they still got scores from Marcus Birnes, Cullen Short, and Dawson Planeta.
Even though they lost, Reno was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Spanish Springs is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Reno, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Spanish Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Reno when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 16-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spanish Springs since the squad 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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