Homedale is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Weiser is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Homedale Trojans will host the Weiser Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Homedale got the win against Buhl by a conclusive 35-9.
Meanwhile, Weiser had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat American Falls 47-0. The Wolverines pushed the score to 40-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Beavers had no chance of recovering from.
Kash Cobb was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and four touchdowns. Kolin Cook was another key player, throwing for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Weiser was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Weiser's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Stockton Young with two.
Weiser's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Homedale, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Homedale suffered a grim 30-6 defeat to Weiser in their previous matchup back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weiser's Cole Ingle, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Homedale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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