ABERDEEN — A pair of 3A powers will battle this weekend in a non-con showdown that will likely impact playoff positioning.

The East Idaho Sports District 5 Game of the Week pits Lupe Ortiz and the Aberdeen Tigers (2-1, 0-1) against Kolter Lewis and the Ririe Bulldogs (4-0, 0-0) in Aberdeen Friday.

Lewis is among the state leaders in rushing and scoring, averaging 147 yards per game on the ground and finding the endzone 10 times so far this season.

Ririe and their option offense were potent all of last season, earning a bid in the state tournament bracket after toppling Marsing in the play-in round. But they ran into the West Side buzzsaw in the first round and fell to the eventual state champs.

That Bulldog attack has seemed to only improve this season, with the growth of Lewis, now a

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