Cedar Valley is on a three-game streak of home losses, Wasatch a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Cedar Valley Aviators will welcome the Wasatch Wasps at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Cedar Valley was beaten by Orem 45-16. The Aviators were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-7.
Despite the loss, Cedar Valley had strong showings from Ayden Laws, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and Cole Christensen, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, a win for Wasatch just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 48-14 defeat at the hands of Timpview. While losing is never fun, the Wasps can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked fourth).
Cedar Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Wasatch, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Cedar Valley lost to Wasatch at home by a decisive 35-21 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Cedar Valley, Carter Bucad (who rushed for 238 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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