Twin Falls hasn't had much luck against Pocatello recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Twin Falls Bruins will head out to face off against the Pocatello Thunder at 7:00 p.m. Twin Falls will be strutting in after a victory while Pocatello will be coming in after a defeat.
Pocatello is hoping to do what Mountain Home couldn't on Friday: put an end to Twin Falls' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Twin Falls blew past Mountain Home 43-16 at home.
Ty Hess went supernova for Twin Falls, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 178 yards while completing 82.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Hess a new career-high in rushing yards. 97 of those passing yards were hauled in by Cooper Thompson.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Twin Falls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pocatello came up short against Highland on Friday and fell 28-18. The match marked the Thunder's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Twin Falls' win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Pocatello, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Twin Falls came up short against Pocatello in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 20-7. Can Twin Falls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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