A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against the West Jordan Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kearns has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with nine straight defeats, while West Jordan will come in with three straight victories.
Kearns' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Hunter on Friday. They were beaten by the Wolverines 30-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Jordan). They put the hurt on Cyprus with a sharp 38-13 win on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Jaguars have posted since September 29, 2023.
Cody Johnson had a dynamite game for West Jordan, rushing for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
West Jordan wouldn't let Cyprus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Jordan can thank Carl Talanoa and Nick Bryant for forcing both of them. Bryant has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Kearns' loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for West Jordan, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Kearns' way against West Jordan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Kearns made off with a 29-7 victory. Will Kearns repeat their success, or does West Jordan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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