Football Preview: Fremont Silverwolves vs. Farmington Phoenix
Fremont has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Farmington Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fremont will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Fremont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Weber, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Fremont was ranked 17th). Fremont enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Weber on Thursday. The Silverwolves pushed the score to 35-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Owen Simkins had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards. Manase Tuatagaloa was another key player, throwing for 326 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt.
Fremont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brant Koford, Slade Parker, and Salesi Moa picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Farmington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 28-20 win over the Darts.
Fremont pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Farmington, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Fremont might still be hurting after the 38-17 loss they got from Farmington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Fremont, Easton Wight (who threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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