The Madison Bobcats will face off against the Blackfoot Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Madison is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Skyline, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Madison was ranked sixth). Madison slipped by Skyline 28-27 on Friday. 28 seems to be a good number for the Bobcats as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Madison can attribute much of their success to Hazen Torgerson, who rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 220 yards on 21 of 30 attempts.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Madison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Blackfoot made off with a 29-28 win over Pocatello.
Madison's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Blackfoot, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Madison took their victory against Blackfoot when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 38-12. Does Madison have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blackfoot turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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