Football Preview: Salem Hills Skyhawks vs. Spanish Fork Dons
The Salem Hills Skyhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Spanish Fork Dons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem Hills will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Salem Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Tooele to the tune of 38-7. With the Skyhawks ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Jedi Nelson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 189 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 64 yards on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spanish Fork). They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Timpanogos 63-21. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won six matches by 25 points or more so far this season.
Kaden Vest continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 232 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown. Vest is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Mckay Smith, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes.
Spanish Fork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Salem Hills' record now sits at 6-4. As for Spanish Fork, their record now sits at 8-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Salem Hills has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 155 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Spanish Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 236.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Salem Hills was dealt a bruising 30-2 defeat at the hands of Spanish Fork in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vest, who rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that Salem Hills 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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