Football Game Preview: Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds vs. Whitehorse Raiders

After each having a week off, the Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds and the Whitehorse Raiders will shake off the rust and duke it out at 4:00 p.m. on the 31st. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Utah Military Academy - Hill Field is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams, who was ranked sixth at the time (Utah Military Academy - Hill Field was ranked seventh). The Thunderbirds snuck past the Marauders with a 27-21 win on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.

Quincey Butler

Total Tackles

10/15/25 @ Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	5
10/10/25 vs St. Joseph	6
09/26/25 vs Water Canyon	6
09/18/25 @ Altamont	7

One reason for the win was Utah Military Academy - Hill Field's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Quincey Butler was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last four games he's played.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitehorse). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 74-20 victory over Monument Valley. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Utah Military Academy - Hill Field now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Whitehorse, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.

Utah Military Academy - Hill Field took a serious blow against Whitehorse in their previous meeting back in September, falling 44-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Raiders' Tristan Black, who threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 78 yards on only eight carries. Now that the Thunderbirds know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.