The Idalia Wolves will challenge the Genoa-Hugo Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Idalia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Arickaree, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Idalia was ranked 12th). Idalia walked away with a 24-14 win over Arickaree on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Genoa-Hugo). They took their game on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 59-21 victory over Flagler. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-6.
Genoa-Hugo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Teghan Seymour and Clint Hale. Seymour also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 177.
Idalia's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Genoa-Hugo, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4.
Idalia strolled past Genoa-Hugo in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 40-26. Will Idalia repeat their success, or does Genoa-Hugo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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