The Thunder Ridge Titans will square off against the Madison Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Thunder Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 37-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Highland on Friday. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Madison faced Blackfoot in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Madison blew past Blackfoot, posting a 49-0 victory at home. The Bobcats' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Hazen Torgerson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 176 yards and five touchdowns while completing 95% of his passes, and also rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Barkley Beck was Torgerson's top target, picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 32 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Madison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Madison's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Teagan Silva and Cache Summers.
Thunder Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Madison, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Thunder Ridge took a serious blow against Madison when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 52-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Torgerson, who rushed for 19 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Thunder Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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