Sugar-Salem is on a three-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Star Valley is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Sugar-Salem Diggers will host the Star Valley Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Sugar-Salem's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over Shelley. Fans of the Diggers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dawson McInelly and he. McInelly gained 134 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 134 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sugar-Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Sugar-Salem's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as McInelly, Abe Baldwin, and Frank Fillmore picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Star Valley blew past Preston, posting a 49-13 victory at home. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked first in Wyoming, while the Indians are ranked 51st in Idaho), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sugar-Salem's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Star Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Sugar-Salem strolled past Star Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-14. Will Sugar-Salem repeat their success, or does Star Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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