The Sandy Valley Sidewinders will challenge the Beaver Dam Diamondback at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. 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.
Sandy Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Pahranagat Valley, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Sandy Valley was ranked seventh). The matchup between Sandy Valley and Pahranagat Valley wasn't particularly close, with Sandy Valley falling 28-12. The Sidewinders have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Beaver Dam was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Laughlin 46-12.
With the defeat, Sandy Valley broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. As for Beaver Dam, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Sandy Valley's way against Beaver Dam in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Sandy Valley made off with a 40-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandy Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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