Two dominant backs in Damien Nevil and Carson Melendy are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sports Leadership & Management Bulls will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Churchill County Greenwave at 1:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sports Leadership & Management comes in on three and Churchill County on four.
Sports Leadership & Management is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Pahrump Valley with a sharp 56-33 victory. The Bulls' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Alaijah Young continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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. He is becoming a predictor of Sports Leadership & Management's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Sports Leadership & Management was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Churchill County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over Elko on Friday.
A big part of Churchill County's victory 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.
Sports Leadership & Management has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories 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 win bumped their record up to 7-4.
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