Grace and Butte County are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Grace Grizzlies will head out on the road to take on the Butte County Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grace will be strutting in after a win while Butte County will be coming in after a defeat.
Grace is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: North Gem, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Grace was ranked ninth). Grace never let North Gem onto the board and left with a 48-0 victory on Friday. That 48 point margin sets a new team best for the Grizzlies this season.
Meanwhile, Butte County unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 30-14 to Hagerman. The contest marked Butte County's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Grace pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Butte County, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1.
Grace was taken down by Butte County 44-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Grace avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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