The Clearwater Valley Rams have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Troy Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clearwater Valley will be strutting in after a win while Troy will be coming in after a loss.
Clearwater Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Lapwai, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Clearwater Valley was ranked 20th). Clearwater Valley blew past Lapwai, posting a 58-28 victory at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Rams as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Tiago Pickering continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 484 yards and eight touchdowns on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 95-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Hyson Scott, who picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clearwater Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 567 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Troy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by Prairie 63-8.
Clearwater Valley's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Troy, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Clearwater Valley against Troy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 54-6 win. Will Clearwater Valley repeat their success, or does Troy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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