Football Preview: Hillcrest Knights vs. Blackfoot Broncos
The Hillcrest Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blackfoot Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
Hillcrest's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over Sandpoint. Considering the Knights have won four contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyson Sweetwood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 194 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Blackfoot had no problem doing just that on Friday. They snuck past the Indians with a 30-24 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Broncos.
Blackfoot pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.7 points per game. As for Hillcrest, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Hillcrest took their win against Blackfoot in their previous matchup back in October by a conclusive 33-13. Will Hillcrest repeat their success, or does Blackfoot have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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