If Fernley was riding high fresh off their 47-7 takedown of Bishop Union last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vaqueros fell 26-15 to the Elko Indians on Friday. The Vaqueros gained 117 more yards on the day, but it was the Indians that made the best use of them.
Bryce Stephens and Keeshawn Love certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Stephens threw for 136 yards and two TDs while completing 84.6% of his passes, while Love rushed for 122 yards. Love also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Joey Machado for the heroic effort on defense: he. Fernley's ground attack was stronger, having averaged five.
Vaqueros
| Riley McCullar | 2 |
| Alex Juliot | 2 |
| Brody Jones | 1 |
| Joey Machado | 1 |
Fernley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. Riley McCullar and Alex Juliot were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Machado is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least nine every time he's taken the field this season.
Ethan Kraintz had an outrageously good game for Elko as he rushed for 53 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Those 174 passing yards gave Kraintz a new career-high.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fernley fell to 2-1. As for Elko, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Fernley is set to challenge their familiar foe Sparks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Elko will face off against rival Lowry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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