Football Preview: Roy Royals vs. Timpview Thunderbirds
The Roy Royals will challenge the Timpview Thunderbirds at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Roy is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Roy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Viewmont with points to spare, taking the game 43-29.
It was another big night for Robert Young, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Dru Gardner also helped out by tossing the rock for 262 yards.
Roy wouldn't let Viewmont keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Roy can thank Ryan Foss and Angie Ahui for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Timpview faced Orem in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Timpview really took it to Orem for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-8 win. The Thunderbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 30 points or more this season.
Soakai Aston was a one-man wrecking crew for Timpview as he threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in three touchdowns on the ground.
Timpview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kennan (Ken N) Pula and Aisa Galea'I. Taaniela Makasini was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
The victory (which was Timpview's seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.4 points per game. As for Roy, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Roy has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 220.9 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Timpview has preferred to attack from the air: they average 266.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Roy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Timpview in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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