Firth has gone 7-2 against West Jefferson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withthe West Jefferson Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Firth's defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so West Jefferson's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Firth will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 48) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past North Fremont 16-14. The victory was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson humbled Salmon with a 42-6 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 29 point advantage.
West Jefferson's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ryker Burtenshaw, who rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns. West Jefferson also got a significant boost from Porter Robison, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 134 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Firth has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for West Jefferson, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2.
Firth took their win against West Jefferson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 32-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Firth 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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