Football Recap: Provo Bulldogs vs. Uintah Utes
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Provo). They claimed a resounding 63-27 win over the Uintah Utes on the road. Considering the Bulldogs have won three games by more than 26 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Provo's victory came down to the chemistry between Gehrig Orchard and his top target Griffin Demartini. Orchard threw for 266 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt while Demartini picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Orchard a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Provo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Provo's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Demartini was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Provo's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Uintah, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3.
Provo will host Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Provo is facing Mountain View at the right time seeing as Mountain View is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Uintah, they will head out to take on Payson at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Uintah will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Payson will have lost seven straight heading into Wednesday's match.
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