The Spanish Springs Cougars have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the McQueen Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Spanish Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Reed, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Spanish Springs was ranked tenth). Spanish Springs fell just short of Reed by a score of 31-28 on Friday. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Spanish Springs' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brady Hummel, who picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Tyson Mcneil, who threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, McQueen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Reno. The Lancers gained 102 more yards on the day, but it was the Huskies that made the best use of them.
Despite their defeat, McQueen saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Aiden Hayes, who threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most rushing yards Hayes has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Lorenzo Tabua, who gained 91 total yards and a touchdown.
McQueen wouldn't let Reno keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. McQueen can thank Nick Kester and Keagan Brenner for forcing both of them. Kester also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 98.
Spanish Springs' loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for McQueen, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Spanish Springs took their win against McQueen when the teams last played last Friday by a conclusive 33-13. Will Spanish Springs repeat their success, or does McQueen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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