Football Preview: Nampa Christian Trojans vs. Marsing Huskies
Nampa Christian is 10-0 against Marsing since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Nampa Christian Trojans will square off against the Marsing Huskies at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Nampa Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 83-0 victory over Parma at home. With that win, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
It was another big night for Matthew Nevarez, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 142 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Ian Johnson was another key rusher, gaining 102 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nampa Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 430 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Nampa Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Kaiser Henne with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Marsing's and New Plymouth's match on Friday was close at halftime, but Marsing turned on the heat in the second half with 26 points. Marsing blew past New Plymouth 39-12 on the road. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Huskies had established a 20 point advantage.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Moises Montes and Payton Travis. Montes had a great game and rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Meanwhile, Travis was balling out in the loss, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Marsing didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luke Steinmeyer and Ej Young.
The victory got Nampa Christian back to even at 3-3. As for Marsing, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Nampa Christian has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 155.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Marsing struggles in that department as they've been averaging 232.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Nampa Christian strolled past Marsing in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 24-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nampa Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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