Twin Falls had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Mountain Home Tigers at home to the tune of 43-16. The Bruins have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
Ty Hess was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 178 yards while completing 82.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Cooper Thompson.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Twin Falls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Twin Falls' victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Mountain Home, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Twin Falls will take on Pocatello at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Twin Falls' defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Pocatello's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mountain Home, they will venture away from home to challenge Jerome at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Home is facing Jerome at the right time seeing as Jerome is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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