Football Preview: Mountain Ridge Sentinels vs. Copper Hills Grizzlies
Mountain Ridge has gone 3-0 against Copper Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mountain Ridge Sentinels will face off against the Copper Hills Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Ridge is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Mountain Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Corner Canyon, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Mountain Ridge was ranked 21st). Mountain Ridge fell 21-14 to Corner Canyon on Friday.
Wyatt Bingham put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards. Tytan Dejong also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Mountain Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cannon Montgomery and Braylon Washington. Washington also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Copper Hills lost 35-14 to Bingham on Friday. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Miners recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Copper Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Mountain Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Copper Hills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge since the squad 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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