The Mackay Miners are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Rockland Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mackay is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Tri-Valley, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Mackay was ranked 19th). Mackay was beaten by Tri-Valley 64-0 last Saturday.
Meanwhile, Rockland had to suffer through a 78-6 loss at the hands of Hagerman.
Mackay now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Rockland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mackay took a serious blow against Rockland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 59-12. Thankfully for Mackay, Teague Matthews (who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns) 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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