The Marsh Valley Eagles will face off against the Filer Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Marsh Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Soda Springs at home to the tune of 50-0 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Filer didn't have too much trouble with Wood River on the road on Friday as they won 31-16. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Filer's defense and their nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cache Palmer and Justus Merrel, who racked up seven sacks between them. Palmer is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Filer got some further help from Kolten Taylor: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Marsh Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Filer, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Marsh Valley against Filer in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as the team secured a 34-6 victory. Will Marsh Valley repeat their success, or does Filer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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