Ridgevue is 1-7 against Emmett since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ridgevue Warhawks will venture away from home to square off against the Emmett Huskies 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.
Ridgevue is headed out to face Emmett after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Ridgevue breezed by Wood River at home to the tune of 40-7 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Warhawks as it put an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Emmett earned a 42-35 victory over Burley on Friday.
Sammy Howe had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another back making a difference was Lincoln Thayn, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown.
Thayn wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Emmett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Ridgevue was taken down by Emmett 41-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Emmett's Ryder Scheibe, who threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 101 yards on only ten carries. Now that Ridgevue knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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