The Blackfoot Broncos are on the road again on Friday to play the Hillcrest Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blackfoot is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 30-24 win over Preston. That's two games straight that the Broncos have won by exactly six points.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Sandpoint. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyson Sweetwood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 194 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Hillcrest wouldn't let Sandpoint keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hillcrest can thank Austin Reeves and Dax Sargent for forcing both of them.
Hillcrest has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.2 points per game. As for Blackfoot, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Blackfoot might still be hurting after the 33-13 defeat they got from Hillcrest in their previous matchup back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sweetwood, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards on only nine carries. Now that Blackfoot knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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