After two games on the road, Grace is heading back home. They will host the North Gem Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Grace is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Clearwater Valley, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Grace was ranked seventh). Grace blew past Clearwater Valley 36-12 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Grizzlies considering their eight-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for North Gem, as they earned their first road win of the season. They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-14 victory over Mackay.
North Gem can attribute much of their success to Rusty Hatch, who rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and Craig Yost, who rushed for 264 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Hatch is now averaging an impressive 2.3 rushing touchdowns per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Gem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 508 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Grace now has a winning record of 4-3. As for North Gem, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Grace came up short against North Gem when the teams last played back in August of 2021, falling 38-30. Can Grace avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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