Football Recap: Salem Hills Piles Up the Points Against Mountain View

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Previous 5 Games

10/09/25 - Home	42-7 W
10/04/24 - Away	17-7 W
09/29/23 - Home	41-14 W
10/11/18 - Home	52-21 W
10/12/17 - Away	14-26 L

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem Hills). They took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over the Mountain View Bruins. The Skyhawks haven't had any issues with the Bruins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Salem Hills had a senior duo take command as Treygan Fusselman rushed for 148 yards and two TDs while picking up 8.2 yards per carry and Benjamin Staheli rushed for 94 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries. Those 148 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Fusselman.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Salem Hills proved: they limited Mountain View to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Peyton Higginson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Salem Hills' run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.78 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.57 on average over their last five games.

Salem Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bracken Lindley and Higginson. Higginson has been hot, having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.

Salem Hills' victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Mountain View, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Salem Hills will square off against Bonneville at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mountain View, they will be playing at home against Provo at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.