Two dominant signal callers in Ryder Portmann and Austin Arave are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Thunder Ridge Titans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Blackfoot Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Thunder Ridge is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Thunder Ridge lost 31-7 to Skyline on Friday. The matchup marked the Titans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blackfoot). They really took it to Idaho Falls for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-7 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Blackfoot, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Parker Wright, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Blackfoot's defense made their presence known, laying out Will Thompson five times. The heavy lifting was done by Kai Brooks and Jason Williams, who racked up all five sacks between them. Williams has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Thunder Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Blackfoot, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Thunder Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Blackfoot in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, sneaking past 35-33. Do the Titans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Broncos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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