Football Preview: Murray Spartans vs. Stansbury Stallions
The Murray Spartans are on the road again on Thursday to play the Stansbury Stallions at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Murray is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Tooele 51-17 on the road on Friday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Sam Pehrson, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Conner Whitehead was in the mix as well, providing Murray with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Murray was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tooele only rushed for 189.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 15 points in total. All came courtesy of Dillon Curtis: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 6-for-6 kicking extra points for an additional six.
Meanwhile, Stansbury was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Hillcrest 46-14 on the road. Considering the Stallions have won three games by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Murray is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Stansbury, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Murray took a serious blow against Stansbury when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 47-0. Can Murray avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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