Football Preview: Kearns Cougars vs. Morgan Trojans
The Kearns Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Morgan Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearns, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Morgan's (thus far) undefeated season.
Kearns' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Davis on Friday. They were outmatched by the Darts on the road and fell 80-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Darts are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morgan). They breezed by Layton Christian Academy on the road to the tune of 42-7 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Beck Sheffield continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 166 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. Boston Zack was in the mix as well, providing Morgan with two touchdowns.
Kearns' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Morgan, their record now sits at 4-0.
Kearns couldn't quite finish off Morgan in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 33-31. Can Kearns avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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