The Homedale Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Buhl Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Homedale's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They really took it to Cole Valley Christian for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-0 victory. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Chargers are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chance Martell was a one-man wrecking crew for Homedale as he rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Homedale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Alec Campos.
Meanwhile, Buhl got the win against Marsh Valley on Friday by a conclusive 38-15. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Buhl was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 442 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Buhl has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.7 points per game. As for Homedale, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Homedale has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 178.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Buhl struggles in that department as they've been averaging 249.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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