Football Preview: Mountain View Bruins vs. Uintah Utes
The Mountain View Bruins are taking a road trip to face off against the Uintah Utes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View's defense has only allowed 17 points per game this season, so Uintah's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mountain View's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Spanish Fork offense got past them. Mountain View was outmatched by Spanish Fork at home and fell 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Dons are ranked 17th).
Despite the loss, Mountain View had strong showings from Hyrum Stafford, who threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns, and Kalvin Floyd, who picked up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Floyd didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended a pass.
Even if they lost, Mountain View's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Landon Shumway with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Uintah entered their contest against Timpanogos on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Uintah was beaten by Timpanogos 49-21. The game marked the Utes' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The defeat snapped Mountain View's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Uintah, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Mountain View strolled past Uintah in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Uintah's Dace O?Bagy, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mountain View still be able to contain O?Bagy? There's only one way to find out.
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