Football Preview: Hagerman Pirates vs. Raft River Trojans
The Hagerman Pirates and the Raft River Trojans are set to duel on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hagerman has six straight victories, Raft River has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hagerman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Raft River, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Hagerman was ranked third). Hagerman claimed a resounding 42-6 win over Raft River. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 36 points or more this season.
A big part of Hagerman's victory came down to the chemistry between Wyatt Mavencamp and his top target Shaymus Merrill. Mavencamp threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per attempt while Merrill picked up 107 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Mavencamp is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Kylan Kendall was another key player, picking up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hagerman's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Alexander Johnson.
Hagerman pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Raft River, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
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