Football Preview: Spanish Fork Dons vs. Mountain View Bruins
Spanish Fork has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Mountain View Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spanish Fork will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Spanish Fork is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Uintah: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Spanish Fork blew Uintah out of the water with a 56-26 final score. That looming 56-26 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Dons yet this season.
Spanish Fork's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaden Vest, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Vest's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Mckay Smith was another key passer, throwing for 288 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Mountain View won against Cottonwood last Friday with 41 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Mountain View was the clear victor by a 41-19 margin over Payson. Considering the Bruins have won three matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dexton Havea was his usual excellent self, rushing for 168 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Beau Peterson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Mountain View's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kalvin Floyd and Peterson. That's the most total yards Floyd has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain View was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 456 total yards. That's the most total yards they've managed all season.
Spanish Fork's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mountain View, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Spanish Fork has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 196.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mountain View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 161. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Spanish Fork against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 35-7 victory. In that game, Spanish Fork amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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