Football Preview: Gooding Senators vs. Mountain Home Tigers
The Gooding Senators will head out to square off against the Mountain Home Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gooding has three straight wins, Mountain Home has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gooding's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 victory over Caldwell at home. 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+ point.
Cougar Stockham and Rio Curtis were among the main playmakers for Gooding as the former rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown. Curtis didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made four total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gooding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in three 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 Brady Thill and Brodee Greeley.
Meanwhile, Mountain Home lost 26-6 to Canyon Ridge on Friday.
Gooding's record now sits at 3-0. As for Mountain Home, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Gooding came up short against Mountain Home in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 36-28. Can Gooding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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