Needles and Incline squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Needles had to settle for second. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Incline Highlanders. The Mustangs were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the three contests prior) but the Highlanders' defense proved too tough.
It was another big night for Tommy Williams, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns for Incline. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards.
Needles moved to 10-1 with that defeat, which also ended their ten-game winning streak. As for Incline, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Needles does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Incline, they will square off against Pershing County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Pershing County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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