Football Preview: Wasatch Wasps vs. Springville Red Devils
Wasatch is 2-8 against Springville since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wasatch Wasps will face off against the Springville Red Devils at 7:00 p.m.
Wasatch is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They took a hard 28-14 fall against Maple Mountain. The Wasps were down 28-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Wasatch's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ben Brand, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, and Joseph Bradley, who rushed for 93 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Bradley a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Springville, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-13 victory over Cedar Valley. The match marked the Red Devils' most dominant win of the season.
Easton Leavitt was his usual excellent self, throwing for 277 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Lisiate Valeti was in the mix as well, providing Springville with two touchdowns.
Wasatch's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Springville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Wasatch lost to Springville on the road by a decisive 34-20 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Wasatch, Tevita Valeti (who rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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