Rocky Mountain is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Rigby is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Rocky Mountain Grizzlies will host the Rigby Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rocky Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Kuna, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Rocky Mountain was ranked first). Rocky Mountain blew past Kuna 35-7 on Friday.
It was another big night for Jeff Thompson, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Rocky Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kuna only rushed for 133.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rigby). They simply couldn't be stopped back in October as they easily beat Thunder Ridge 56-24. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 31 point advantage.
Rigby's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Rocky Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Rocky Mountain came up short against Rigby in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 34-27. Will Rocky Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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