Football Preview: Gooding Senators vs. Buhl Indians
Gooding is 8-2 against Buhl since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gooding Senators are taking a road trip to challenge the Buhl Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Buhl is hoping to do what Mountain Home couldn't last Friday: put an end to Gooding's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Gooding blew past Mountain Home 30-6. Fans of the Senators have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Gooding found their leader in underclassman Cougar Stockham, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 108 yards and a touchdown. Stockham's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
Gooding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Gooding's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bridger Pope and Dawson Freiberg.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Buhl). They breezed by Wood River at home to the tune of 44-14 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Gooding's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Buhl, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Gooding has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 253.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Buhl struggles in that department as they've been averaging 216. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Gooding suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to Buhl in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Gooding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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