Big Piney and Greybull are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Big Piney Punchers will square off against the Greybull Buffaloes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Big Piney's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Greybull's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Big Piney is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Rocky Mountain, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Big Piney was ranked tenth). Big Piney walked away with a 17-6 win over Rocky Mountain on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Punchers.
Meanwhile, Greybull was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They managed a 26-21 victory over Shoshoni.
Wyatt Didrickson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another back making a difference was Lucas Bolzer, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Greybull was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Greybull wouldn't let Shoshoni keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Greybull can thank Caiden Sorenson and Garrett Wiggins for forcing both of them. Wiggins is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Big Piney pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Greybull, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Big Piney against Greybull in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 47-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Big Piney since the squad 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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