The Cedar Valley Aviators will head out on the road to face off against the Westlake Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Valley has given up an average of 35.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cedar Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 49-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bingham last Friday.
Meanwhile, Westlake had just enough and edged out Riverton 31-28 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunder.
A big part of Westlake's victory came down to the chemistry between BOSTEN FOUNTAINE and his top target MALIK SIKA. FOUNTAINE threw for 224 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt while SIKA picked up 121 receiving yards and three scores. SIKA got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 67 yards. DYLAN BLAKEY handled things on the ground, rushing for 103 yards.
Westlake didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Riverton to a completion percentage of just 47.4%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from three players: DREYSEN AFUVAI, ZEALAND AFUVAI, and CALVIN GAGON, who each logged one passes deflected. Westlake wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 57.1%.
Westlake's defense didn't let Xander Thayer, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. APOLOSI TUIVAI was especially locked on to Riverton's QB and sacked him twice. TUIVAI has become a key player for Westlake: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one sack, but 1-2 otherwise. Another thorn in Riverton's side was AFUVAI, who made 25 total tackles and defended one pass.
Cedar Valley dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Westlake, their record is now 6-2.
Cedar Valley couldn't quite get it done against Westlake in their previous meeting back in August of 2024 as they fell 14-7. Can the Aviators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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