The Altamont Longhorns have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Altamont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Monument Valley, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Altamont was ranked fourth). Altamont was the clear victor by a 48-24 margin over Monument Valley on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Dillon Ivie continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Logan Nelson was another key player, rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Altamont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Altamont wouldn't let Monument Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Altamont can thank Ivie and Jax Sorenson for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Utah Military Academy - Hill Field). They breezed by Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams at home to the tune of 52-12 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunderbirds.
Altamont's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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