It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bountiful had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 42-35 victory over the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles. 42 seems to be a good number for the RedHawks as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Siaki Fekitoa was his usual excellent self, picking up 74 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Emerson Geilman, who threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt.
Maple Mountain's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sawyer Leifson, who picked up 55 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Derek Morehouse, who picked up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bountiful's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Maple Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Bountiful will challenge Brighton at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Brighton will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Bountiful surely won't give up without a fight. Maple Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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