The Reno Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Reed Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Reno 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 (Reno was ranked 18th). Reno fell 20-13 to Douglas on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Huskies have let down their home crowd.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Dawson Planeta, who picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Wilson, who threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Reed on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew McQueen out of the water with a 49-7 final score. The contest marked the Raiders' most dominant win of the season so far.
Reed's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nishaan Bajwa, who threw for 100 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards. Mitchell Bertolino also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Reed was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Reed wouldn't let McQueen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Reed can thank Caleb Pitcher and Oscar Casarez for forcing both of them.
Reno's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Reed, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Reno was dealt a bruising 42-14 defeat at the hands of Reed in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Reno avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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