If Murray was feeling good fresh off their 51-17 takedown of Tooele last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Murray Spartans came up short against the Stansbury Stallions on Thursday, falling 36-15. The game marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Although Murray took the loss, they still got scores from Dax Jensen and Sam Pehrson.
Stansbury had a senior duo take command as Coleman Dearden rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown and Tyson Ferry rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Those 86 rushing yards gave Dearden a new career-high.
The loss snapped Murray's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-4 record. As for Stansbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Murray will welcome Cottonwood at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cottonwood is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Murray will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Stansbury, they will venture away from home to face off against Tooele at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Stansbury is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.6 points per game this season.
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