Football Game Preview: Snow Canyon Warriors vs. Hurricane Tigers

The Snow Canyon Warriors will head out to face off against the Hurricane Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Snow Canyon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Crimson Cliffs, who was ranked tenth at the time (Snow Canyon was ranked 21st). The Warriors took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs on Monday. Despite 73 more yards than the Mustangs, the Warriors couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.

Snow Canyon's loss came about despite a quality game from Parker Olson, who threw for 297 yards and one TD, and also rushed for 40 yards.

Trey Vaughn

Total Tackles

09/29/25 @ Crimson Cliffs	6
09/19/25 vs Pine View	5
09/12/25 @ Desert Hills	5

Even if they lost, Snow Canyon's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Trey Vaughn was especially locked on to Crimson Cliffs' QB and sacked him twice. Vaughn has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Caleb Greenwood was another major factor on D, making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending one pass.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hurricane duked it out with Pine View on Friday. The Tigers fell 31-27 to the Panthers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Snow Canyon's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for Hurricane, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season.

Friday's game might be decided on the ground. Snow Canyon has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 148.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hurricane struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 308.7 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.

Snow Canyon took a serious blow against Hurricane when the teams last played back in September of 2024, falling 35-7. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.