Sugar-Salem is 10-0 against Teton since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sugar-Salem Diggers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Teton Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Sugar-Salem on the road against South Fremont as the team secured a 56-12 win. The Diggers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 28 points or more this season.
Dawson Mcinelly was his usual excellent self, rushing for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Jack Gardner, who threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sugar-Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Teton). They took down South Fremont 40-26 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Timberwolves.
Jack Joyce was a one-man wrecking crew for Teton as he rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Joyce has posted since back in October of 2023.
Sugar-Salem pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Teton, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Sugar-Salem has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 242.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Teton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Sugar-Salem against Teton in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-27 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Joyce, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sugar-Salem still be able to contain Joyce? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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