Two dominant backs in Carson Melendy and Damien Nevil are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Churchill County Greenwave will face off against the Sports Leadership & Management Bulls at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Churchill County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Churchill County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Elko , sneaking past 24-21.
A big part of Churchill County's win came down to the chemistry between Matthew Bird and his top target Calin Anderson. Bird threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes while Anderson picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sports Leadership & Management). Everything went their way against Pahrump Valley on Friday as Sports Leadership & Management made off with a 56-33 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bulls, who have now won five matchups by 23 points or more so far this season.
Alaijah Young was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 86 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Those 134 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Sports Leadership & Management was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sports Leadership & Management has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.9 points per game. As for Churchill County, their record now sits at 7-4.
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