South Tahoe hasn't had much luck against Fernley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Tahoe Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Fernley Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-8, which was the final score in South Tahoe's tilt against Elko on Friday. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Meanwhile, Fernley came up short against Truckee on Friday and fell 17-7. The match marked the Vaqueros' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Fernley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Keeshawn Love, who rushed for 130 yards, and Bryce Stephens, who rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
South Tahoe now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fernley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
South Tahoe took a serious blow against Fernley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Love, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that South Tahoe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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