Football Preview: McCall-Donnelly Vandals vs. Fruitland Grizzlies
The McCall-Donnelly Vandals will take on the Fruitland Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (McCall-Donnelly: 13.6, Fruitland: 14.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
McCall-Donnelly's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Homedale offense got past them. The match between McCall-Donnelly and Homedale wasn't particularly close, with McCall-Donnelly falling 33-14. The loss continues a trend for the Vandals in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
Although McCall-Donnelly took the loss, they still got scores from Maddox Arnold and Gunnar Newman.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Fruitland's offense. They lost to Weiser at home by a 14-0 margin on Friday. It was the first time this season that the Grizzlies let down their fans at home.
Fruitland's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Titus Vidlak, who rushed for 73 yards on only eight carries, and Coye Coffman, who picked up 76 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Vidlak a new career-high in rushing yards.
McCall-Donnelly's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Fruitland, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. McCall-Donnelly has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 224.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fruitland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
McCall-Donnelly took their win against Fruitland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 37-14. Will McCall-Donnelly repeat their success, or does Fruitland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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