It'll be Battle of the Birds when Thunderbirds takes on the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Timpview is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wasatch 48-14 on the road on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Thunderbirds who have now won three matches in a row.
Carson Rasmussen was his usual excellent self, throwing for 319 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown. Zedekiah Anahu-Ambrosio was Rasmussen's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Maple Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Springville, posting a 41-14 win at home.
A big part of Maple Mountain's victory came down to the chemistry between Sawyer Leifson and his top target Derek Morehouse. Leifson gained 54 total yards and two touchdowns while Morehouse picked up 97 receiving yards. The dominant performance also gave Leifson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maple Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Springville only rushed for 58.
Timpview's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Maple Mountain, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Timpview took their win against Maple Mountain when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 42-20. Does Timpview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maple Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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