Football Preview: Riverton Silverwolves vs. Pleasant Grove Vikings
Riverton is on a four-game streak of home losses, Pleasant Grove a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Riverton Silverwolves will host the Pleasant Grove Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Pleasant Grove took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Riverton, who comes in off a win.
Riverton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Copper Hills 42-19 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Silverwolves as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Andrew Neilson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 107 yards and three touchdowns. Seth Glover was Neilson's top target, picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win for Pleasant Grove just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Lehi on the road and fell 38-7. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Riverton's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Pleasant Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Riverton strolled past Pleasant Grove in their previous matchup back in September by a score of 21-7. Does Riverton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasant Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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