After soaring to 34 points the game before, St. Maries was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. The matchup between them and the Priest River Spartans wasn't particularly close, with the St. Maries Lumberjacks falling 24-8. The match marked the Lumberjacks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Even though they lost, St. Maries was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Priest River found their leader in underclassman Nate Fegert, who rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 207 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Fegert. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Staudt, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
St. Maries dropped their record down to 0-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Priest River, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Maries will challenge Orofino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Maries is facing Orofino at the right time seeing as Orofino is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Priest River, they will square off against Kellogg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Priest River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
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