Football Preview: North Gem Cowboys vs. Watersprings
The North Gem Cowboys will face off against Watersprings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
North Gem will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Challis on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 32-point loss they were dealt last Friday. North Gem fell just short of Challis by a score of 40-38. The Cowboys have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Gem's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Craig Yost, who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and Rusty Hatch, who rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Yost's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 108 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, North Gem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Watersprings was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 40-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph. While losing is never fun, Watersprings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 41st in Idaho, while St. Joseph is ranked second in Utah).
Even if they lost, Watersprings' defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Ryan Demcowicsz was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
North Gem now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Watersprings, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for North Gem against Watersprings in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 70-6 victory. Will North Gem repeat their success, or does Watersprings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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