Football Preview: Ben Lomond Scots vs. Union Cougars
The Ben Lomond Scots will square off against the Union Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Ben Lomond and six for Union.
Ben Lomond's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Morgan on Friday. They took a blow against the Trojans, falling 72-0. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Trojans are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Union entered their game against Juan Diego Catholic on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Union lost 47-26 to Juan Diego Catholic. The Cougars were down 34-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Union saw an underclassman step up: Dylan Murphy-Watahomigie threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Murphy-Watahomigie's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Blake Rasmussen was Murphy-Watahomigie's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 50 yards.
Ben Lomond's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Ben Lomond couldn't quite finish off Union in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 13-10. Can Ben Lomond avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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