The Salmon River Savages will take on the Garden Valley Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Salmon River's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
Salmon River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Tri-Valley, who was ranked sixth at the time (Salmon River was ranked 16th). The Savages lost 72-46 to the Titans on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), the Savages still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Garden Valley had to suffer through a 40-8 loss at the hands of Council. The game marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The loss snapped Salmon River's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Garden Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Salmon River has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 205.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Garden Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 148.5 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Salmon River was dealt a bruising 56-26 loss at the hands of Garden Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2024. Will the Savages have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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