Football Preview: Payette Pirates vs. Homedale Trojans
Payette is 0-10 against Homedale since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Payette Pirates will head out to face off against the Homedale Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Payette's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Homedale's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Payette's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Marsing offense got past them. Payette was outmatched by Marsing at home and fell 49-7. The loss was the Pirates' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Homedale put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Jerome a 50-0 shutout. The match marked the Trojans' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Homedale got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rafael Cuenca out in front who picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown. Alex Sotelo also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Homedale's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. In that department, Caden Layne was the leader with three sacks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Payette fell to 3-1. As for Homedale, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Payette was dealt a bruising 48-0 loss at the hands of Homedale when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Payette, Dillon Fine (who threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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