Sugar-Salem has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the South Fremont Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sugar-Salem is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.2 points per game this season.
Sugar-Salem will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Preston on Friday. Sugar-Salem simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Preston 48-20 at home. Considering the Diggers have won four matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dawson Mcinelly was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.7 rushing yards per game. Abe Baldwin was in the mix too, providing Sugar-Salem with three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sugar-Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Sugar-Salem didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kooper Mace and Baldwin.
Meanwhile, South Fremont entered their match against American Falls last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. South Fremont fell to American Falls 14-8. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sugar-Salem's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for South Fremont, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Sugar-Salem against South Fremont when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 55-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sugar-Salem since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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