Priest River lost to St. Maries back in October of 2022, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Priest River Spartans took down the St. Maries Lumberjacks 24-8. The win was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won five contests in a row.
Nate Fegert went supernova for Priest River, rushing for 207 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Sawyer Staudt was another key rusher, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Priest River 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 163 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Priest River's defense made their presence known, laying out Jack Barta. three times. Colton Kuprienko was especially locked on to St. Maries' QB and sacked him twice.
Priest River's record now sits at 5-2. As for St. Maries, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Priest River will welcome Kellogg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Priest River will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for St. Maries, they will host Orofino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Maries is facing Orofino at the right time seeing as Orofino is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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