Sugar-Salem entered their tilt with Snake River on Friday with 12 consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with 13. They breezed by the Snake River Panthers on the road to the tune of 41-6. Given the Diggers' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Panthers are ranked 53rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dawson McInelly had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. Ace Clark also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sugar-Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Sugar-Salem pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Snake River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Sugar-Salem's road trip will continue as they head out to face Shelley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014. As for Snake River, they will face off against Kimberly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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