The Green Canyon Wolves will take on the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Green Canyon sitting on three straight wins and Crimson Cliffs on nine.
Green Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-20 victory over Uintah. Considering the Wolves have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Payton Wilson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hayden Schramm, who picked up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Crimson Cliffs didn't have too much trouble with Snow Canyon on Friday as they won 35-20. The Mustangs pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Van Dailey had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Mccord Christiansen was another key player, rushing for 109 yards.
Another reason for the win was Crimson Cliffs' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kayson Cuff and Mckay Wright, who racked up four sacks between them. Wright also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16. Crimson Cliffs got some further help from Bryce Strickland: he made six total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Crimson Cliffs' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.2 points. As for Green Canyon, their record now sits at 8-2.
Green Canyon took a serious blow against Crimson Cliffs in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 33-0. Can Green Canyon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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