Football Preview: Ogden Tigers vs. Morgan Trojans
Ogden hasn't had much luck against Morgan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ogden Tigers will head out to face off against the Morgan Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Ogden will head out to face Morgan after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Ogden took a hard 28-14 fall against Juan Diego Catholic. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Morgan put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 42-3 win over Grantsville at home. Considering the Trojans have won seven contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Lincoln Gilson, who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 95 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Morgan also got a significant boost from Drew Korth, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Morgan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Morgan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake Hansen and Luke Bauerle.
Ogden's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Morgan, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Ogden suffered a grim 37-14 defeat to Morgan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Ogden avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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