Idalou has won six straight games at home, while Canadian has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Idalou Wildcats will welcome the Canadian Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Idalou is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-14 win over Stanton. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 397th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 843rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Canadian humbled Coahoma with a 63-35 victory. With the Wildcats ahead 49-21 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Slayden Dickinson and Jaidyn Vineyard. Dickinson had a great game on Friday and rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Meanwhile, Vineyard was balling out in the loss, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 38 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Canadian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Julian Dominguez and Zach Bryant. Wyatt Davis was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Canadian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Idalou's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Canadian, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Idalou was taken down by Canadian 57-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Idalou, Camren Cavalier (who rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 140 yards and two 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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