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| 10/18/24 - Away | 8-48 L |
| 09/22/23 - Away | 6-46 L |
| 09/23/22 - Home | 56-6 W |
| 10/11/19 - Away | 56-12 W |
| 10/05/18 - Home | 44-42 W |
| + 3 more games |
Raft River and Valley are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Trojans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Raft River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Butte County, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Raft River was ranked eighth). The Trojans put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 36-12 win on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Trojans, who have now won five games in a row.
Raft River can attribute much of their success to Treyce Ward, who rushed for 100 yards and a pair of TDs, and McCoy Spencer, who rushed for 152 yards and one score on only 12 carries.
Raft River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Spencer.
Valley's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Glenns Ferry on Friday. The Vikings breezed past Castleford to the tune of 48-6. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Vikings had established a 26-point advantage.
Valley's win came from a few key players Raft River will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Thomas Vargas, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Brandt Jones, who rushed for 42 yards and one TD.
Raft River's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Valley, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Raft River was taken down by Valley 48-8 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Trojans were down 40-0.
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