Football Preview: Horseshoe Bend Mustangs vs. Tri-Valley Titans
On Friday Horseshoe Bend will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Tri-Valley Titans at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Horseshoe Bend came up short against Salmon River and fell 30-22.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley faced Garden Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Tri-Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 26-24 victory over Garden Valley. The 26-point effort marked the Titans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Tri-Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tri-Valley's defense and their four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Elias Devries.
Horseshoe Bend dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tri-Valley, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Horseshoe Bend lost to Tri-Valley on the road by a decisive 68-50 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Horseshoe Bend avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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