Sugar-Salem is 5-0 against Homedale since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Sugar-Salem Diggers are on the road again to play the Homedale Trojans at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sugar-Salem is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 27-0 win over Kimberly. The Diggers pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Sugar-Salem can attribute much of their success to Dawson Mcinelly, who rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns, and Frank Fillmore, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. Fillmore showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
Sugar-Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Sugar-Salem wouldn't let Kimberly keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sugar-Salem can thank Kooper Mace and Clark Siddoway for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Homedale entered their tilt with Weiser on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 27-7 margin over the Wolverines.
Kade Hall had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Homedale pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Sugar-Salem, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Sugar-Salem has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 240.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Homedale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 176.1. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sugar-Salem didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Homedale in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 20-15 victory. Does Sugar-Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Homedale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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