West Jordan has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Layton Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, West Jordan took a blow against Orem, falling 56-17. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Tigers are ranked sixth).
West Jordan wouldn't let Orem keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Jordan can thank Quinton Tulau and Opeti Naulu for forcing both of them. Tulau also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Layton). They were the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Taylorsville on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
Madden Sargent was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (111 yards to be exact) went to Malu Lumpkins, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
West Jordan's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Layton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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