Football Preview: Colfax Bulldogs vs. Priest River Spartans
The Colfax Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Priest River Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Colfax will head into Friday's contest after some sweet revenge against Davenport: Colfax couldn't quite topple Davenport on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 25-point loss they took when the two last played. Colfax put the hurt on Davenport with a sharp 33-13 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Priest River never let their opponents score on Friday. They beat Medical Lake by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 43-0. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 74th in Idaho, while the Cardinals are ranked 268th in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nate Fegert and he. Fegert gained 69 total yards and two touchdowns while he gained 69 total yards and two touchdowns. Sawyer Staudt is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Layton Goins, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Priest River's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Niki Porinchok with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Colfax's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Priest River, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
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