After each having a week off, the Lehi Pioneers and the Layton Lancers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Lehi's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Layton has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Lehi will head into Wednesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Pleasant Grove two weeks ago. Lehi blew past Pleasant Grove 38-7. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won six games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Lehi relied on the efforts of Jett Niu, who threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and Devaughn Eka, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Eka got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 61 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mays Madsen, who picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Layton and Weber met for a duel two weeks ago where Layton couldn't get it done. Layton had to suffer through a 56-12 loss at the hands of Weber. The Lancers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-6.
Lehi's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Layton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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