Football Preview: Bonners Ferry Badgers vs. Timberlake Tigers
Bonners Ferry has been away from home for four games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Timberlake Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Timberlake took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bonners Ferry, who comes in off a win.
Bonners Ferry's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 win over Orofino. The match marked the Badgers' most dominant victory of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bonners Ferry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Bonners Ferry wouldn't let Orofino keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Conrad Hiatt was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Timberlake fell victim to Moscow and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Bears 32-0. The shutout was out of character for the Tigers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
The win got Bonners Ferry back to even at 4-4. As for Timberlake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Bonners Ferry was taken down by Timberlake 66-28 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Bonners Ferry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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