Mountain View is 0-5 against Spanish Fork since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mountain View Bruins will look to defend their home field against the Spanish Fork Dons at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Spanish Fork better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Mountain View really get things going. Mountain View was the clear victor by a 41-19 margin over Payson on Friday. 41 seems to be a good number for the Bruins as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Dexton Havea was his usual excellent self, rushing for 168 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Hyrum Stafford, who threw for 224 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Mountain View's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kalvin Floyd and Beau Peterson. Floyd got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 96 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain View was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 456 total yards. That's the most total yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spanish Fork). They took their match at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 56-26 victory over Uintah. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-14.
Spanish Fork's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaden Vest, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another signal caller making a difference was Mckay Smith, who threw for 288 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt.
The victory (which was Mountain View's third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. As for Spanish Fork, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Mountain View has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 161 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Spanish Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 196.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Mountain View was taken down by Spanish Fork 35-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mountain View was down 28-7.
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