Football Preview: Viewmont Vikings vs. Roy Royals
Viewmont has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Roy Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Viewmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against East , sneaking past 10-7. The ten-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Roy didn't have too much trouble with Granger on Friday as they won 45-28. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Lancers are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dru Gardner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Young, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Roy and bumps their season record up to 10-1. As for Viewmont, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Viewmont ended up a good deal behind Roy in their previous matchup back in October, losing 42-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Young, who rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Viewmont knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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