Pershing County is 10-0 against West Wendover since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pershing County Mustangs will host the West Wendover Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Pershing County will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Pershing County was fully in charge, breezing past Dayton 48-8 on the road. Fans of the Mustangs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Wendover). They blew past Silver Stage 36-6 on the road on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Tavian Gonzalez was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Wendover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 89.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 181.
West Wendover wouldn't let Silver Stage keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Wendover can thank Adryan Carlos and Anthony Bair for forcing both of them.
Pershing County's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for West Wendover, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Pershing County against West Wendover in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 65-0 win. Does Pershing County have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Wendover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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