The Raft River Trojans and the Hagerman Pirates are set to duel on Friday. Raft River has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Hagerman will come in with six straight victories.
Raft River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Hagerman, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Raft River was ranked 12th). Raft River took a blow against Hagerman on Friday, falling 42-6. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
A big part of Hagerman's win came down to the chemistry between Wyatt Mavencamp and his top target Shaymus Merrill. Mavencamp threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per attempt while Merrill picked up 107 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Mavencamp is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Kylan Kendall, who picked up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hagerman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Merrill and Kendall.
Raft River's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Hagerman, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
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