The Raft River Trojans and the Valley Vikings 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: Butte County, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Raft River was ranked tenth). Raft River was beaten by Butte County 57-14 on Friday. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Valley had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five last Friday. They blew past the Pilots, posting a 48-12 victory at home. That looming 48-12 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vikings yet this season.
Raft River's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Valley, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Raft River took a serious blow against Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 46-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valley's Josh Hardy, who rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Raft River knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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