Football Recap: Maple Mountain Comes Up Short Despite Semisi Uluave's Big Defensive Game

Maple Mountain fought the good fight in their overtime game against Spanish Fork on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 20-14 to the Dons. The Golden Eagles just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.

Although Maple Mountain took the loss, they still got scores from Kyren Jones and Uhila Wolfgramm.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 1.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Ethan Antonino for the heroic effort on defense: he. Maple Mountain's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.5.

Maple Mountain's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Spanish Fork's QB won't forget Semisi Uluave anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Maple Mountain got some further help from Antonino: he made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended one pass in addition to snagging an interception.

Maple Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Spanish Fork, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Maple Mountain will challenge rival Wasatch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Spanish Fork is set to take on their familiar foe Springville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.