Football Preview: Highland Rams vs. Springville Red Devils
The Highland Rams will venture away from home to take on the Springville Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Highland came up short against East and fell 40-28.
Despite the defeat, Highland got top-tier performance from Manasa Pela, who threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jackson Folau, Charlie Mcconkie, and Simon Moore picked up one apiece. Mcconkie also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 106.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Springville was not quite Park City's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Miners by a score of 17-14. While the Red Devils didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Miners 7-0 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, Springville got top-tier performance from Lisiate Valeti, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Springville is 3-1 when Valeti posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Springville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Springville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
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