A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against the Pahranagat Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laughlin has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Pahranagat Valley will come in with eight straight victories.
Laughlin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Sandy Valley, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Laughlin was ranked 15th). Laughlin was dealt a 48-20 defeat at the hands of Sandy Valley on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Laughlin saw an underclassman step up: Zeus Sanchez rushed for 94 yards, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 94 rushing yards gave Sanchez a new career-high.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pahranagat Valley). Their defense stepped up to hand Word of Life Christian Academy a 68-0 shutout on Friday. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Laughlin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Pahranagat Valley, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Laughlin was taken down by Pahranagat Valley 46-8 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Laughlin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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