The Pocatello Thunder will challenge the Sandpoint Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pocatello is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Pocatello and Blackfoot were almost perfectly matched up, but Pocatello suffered a 29-28 loss. The Thunder have struggled against the Broncos recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Sandpoint made easy work of Davis on Friday and carried off a 37-13 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 19th in Idaho, while the Pirates are ranked 170th in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sandpoint got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jeremiah Palmer out in front who rushed for 164 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Palmer a new career-high in rushing yards. Dallen Williams was in the mix as well, providing Sandpoint with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sandpoint was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pocatello fell to 2-1. As for Sandpoint, their record now sits at 3-1.
Everything went Pocatello's way against Sandpoint when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as Pocatello made off with a 44-23 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sandpoint's Max Frank, who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Pocatello to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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