The Post Falls Trojans will square off against the Moses Lake Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Post Falls was able to grind out a solid victory over Battle Ground, taking the game 16-8. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Trojans' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 35th in Idaho, while the Tigers are ranked 85th in Washington).
Meanwhile, Moses Lake strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They claimed a resounding 70-0 win over Eisenhower. The Mavericks pushed the score to 63-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cadets had no chance of recovering from.
Post Falls better keep an eye on Brady Jay. He was instrumental in Moses Lake's win, throwing for 373 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Those eight passing touchdowns gave Jay a new career-high. Grant Smith was another key player, picking up 79 receiving yards and three scores.
Moses Lake's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Gabe Walker was especially locked on to Eisenhower's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in the Cadets' side was John Rainey, who made 14 total tackles (2.5 for loss) and defended one pass.
The victory got Post Falls back to even at 3-3. As for Moses Lake, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Post Falls was taken down by Moses Lake 69-20 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jay, who threw for 434 yards and six TDs, and also rushed for 30 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Now that the Trojans know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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