Bishop Kelly is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Minico is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bishop Kelly Knights will square off against the Minico Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Bishop Kelly took their contest with ease, bagging a 48-3 victory over Pocatello. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Thunder are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Minico had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Huskies, posting a 40-6 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Minico has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.1 points per game. As for Bishop Kelly, their record now sits at 9-1.
Bishop Kelly beat Minico 20-8 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Bishop Kelly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Minico turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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