The Idalia Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Arickaree Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Idalia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Stratton, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Idalia was ranked 13th). Idalia was beaten by Stratton 58-15 on Friday. The Wolves have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Arickaree, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They really took it to Peetz for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-28 win at home. The match marked the Bison's most dominant victory of the season.
Austin Wright continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, making 12 total tackles, and defending a pass.
Arickaree's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Jorge Ramos and Zarron Skubal, who racked up four sacks between them. The dominant performance also gave Ramos a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arickaree was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The defeat snapped Idalia's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Arickaree, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Idalia didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Arickaree in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Idalia since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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