The Rigby Trojans will head out to challenge the Highland Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rigby comes in on four and Highland on 13.
Rigby is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: West, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Rigby was ranked second). Rigby narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past West 35-33.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Highland over Pocatello in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Highland came out on top against Pocatello by a score of 28-18. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly ten points.
Highland can attribute much of their success to Keaton Belnap, who rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Rigby's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Highland, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Rigby couldn't quite finish off Highland when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 22-19. Thankfully for Rigby, Jackson Riddle (who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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