Football Game Preview: Eagle Mustangs vs. Kuna Kavemen

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 10:35pm

Football Preview: Eagle Mustangs vs. Kuna Kavemen

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Eagle is 7-0 against Kuna since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eagle Mustangs will play host again on Friday to welcome the Kuna Kavemen, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Eagle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Owyhee, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Eagle was ranked fourth). Eagle skirted past Owyhee 7-5. The seven-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Kuna's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They were beaten by Borah 35-7.

Eagle's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Kuna, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.

Everything came up roses for Eagle against Kuna in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 34-6 victory. Will Eagle repeat their success, or does Kuna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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