The West Jefferson Panthers will take on the Grangeville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Jefferson has four straight victories, Grangeville has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If West Jefferson beats Grangeville with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. West Jefferson breezed past Parma to the tune of 49-7 on Friday. West Jefferson might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
West Jefferson had a senior duo take command as Mac Hall rushed for 172 yards and four TDs on only 13 carries and Justus Burtenshaw rushed for 162 yards and a pair of scores on only 15 carries.
West Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
West Jefferson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Justin Perkins and Hall.
Meanwhile, Grangeville had to suffer through a 48-6 loss at the hands of McCall-Donnelly.
West Jefferson's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Grangeville, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
West Jefferson was able to grind out a solid victory over Grangeville in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, winning 48-40. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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