The Desert Pines Jaguars are taking a road trip to square off against the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Desert Pines has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Bishop Gorman will arrive with five straight victories.
Desert Pines is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Coronado, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Desert Pines was ranked 19th). Desert Pines was outmatched by Coronado at home and fell 35-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Gorman). They never let Basic onto the board and left with a 63-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Gaels, who have now won six matches by 26 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Bishop Gorman came from Isaiah Nickels, CJ Rabb III, Myles Norman, Kamil Loud, Brandon Gaea, Phillip Sampson, Hayden Stepp, Aizen Torres, and Derek Meadows. The team also got some help courtesy of Maika Eugenio, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing.
Bishop Gorman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nickels, Loud, Stepp, and Justin Colin picked up one apiece. Ocean Taufa was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Desert Pines' loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Bishop Gorman, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Desert Pines was taken down by Bishop Gorman 56-12 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Desert Pines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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