The Raft River Trojans and the Butte County Pirates are set to duel on Friday.
Raft River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Glenns Ferry, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Raft River was ranked tenth). Raft River came up short against Glenns Ferry last Friday, falling 32-8. The match marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Butte County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Challis on the road to the tune of 83-6. Considering the Pirates have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Having lost for the first time this season, Raft River fell to 4-1. As for Butte County, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Raft River was taken down by Butte County 54-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Raft River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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