Football Preview: Alta Hawks vs. Bountiful RedHawks
The Alta Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Bountiful RedHawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Alta is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Bonneville 38-22.
It was another big night for Tucker Brown, who threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns. Matt Mckea also helped out with an impressive 122 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Bountiful waltzed into their match two weeks ago with five straight wins... but they left with six. They took their game with ease, bagging a 38-7 win over the Wildcats. The result was nothing new for the RedHawks, who have now won four contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Siaki Fekitoa was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 137 rushing yards. Emerson Geilman was another key player, rushing for 17 yards and two touchdowns.
Bountiful was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Alta's record now sits at 5-6. As for Bountiful, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Alta and Bountiful were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but Alta came up empty-handed after a 20-19 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fekitoa, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. Now that Alta 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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