American Fork has gone 10-0 against Westlake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The American Fork Cavemen will host the Westlake Thunder at 7:00 p.m. American Fork is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 25.9 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, American Fork finally turned things around against Pleasant Grove on Friday. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 30-8 win.
A big part of American Fork's victory came down to the chemistry between David Gaisford Jr. and his top target David Dean. Gaisford Jr. threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Dean picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 31 points the game before, Westlake was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They took a blow against Lehi, falling 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Pioneers are ranked fifth).
American Fork's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Westlake, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for American Fork against Westlake when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-13 victory. In that matchup, American Fork amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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