Football Recap: Maple Mountain Golden Eagles vs. Pleasant Grove Vikings
Maple Mountain put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Pleasant Grove Vikings as the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles made off with a 30-7 win. The Golden Eagles pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.
Derek Morehouse continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a rushing score. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 52 yards.
Maple Mountain's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Farren Hardy led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Tiger Hakes is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Maple Mountain, adding 12 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Fernando Banuelos: he added nine points with three field goals, and another three kicking extra points.
Maple Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Pleasant Grove, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Maple Mountain will challenge Cedar Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maple Mountain's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Cedar Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Pleasant Grove, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Riverton at 7:00 p.m. Pleasant Grove is facing Riverton at the right time seeing as Riverton is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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