The Cascade Ramblers will square off against the Garden Valley Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cascade is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Cascade lost to Council at home by a 30-14 margin. The match marked the Ramblers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Cascade might have lost, but man, Cole Olson was a machine: he rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. Olson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 51 yards.
Meanwhile, Garden Valley faced Tri-Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Garden Valley fell just short of Tri-Valley by a score of 26-24. That makes it the first time this season the Wolverines have let down their home crowd.
Garden Valley wouldn't let Tri-Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Garden Valley can thank Rex Fackrell and Maxon Yearsley for forcing both of them. Fackrell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
Cascade's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Garden Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Cascade has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 275.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Garden Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 209.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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