Tooele hasn't had much luck against Stansbury recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Tooele Buffaloes will look to defend their home field against the Stansbury Stallions at 7:00 p.m. Tooele is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
Tooele is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Park City on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tooele was beaten by Park City 49-10. The Buffaloes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-3.
Despite the loss, Tooele got top-tier performance from Vaughn Gritzmacher, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards.
Meanwhile, Stansbury made easy work of Murray on Thursday and carried off a 36-15 victory. Considering the Stallions have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Stansbury had a senior duo take command as Coleman Dearden rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown and Tyson Ferry rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Those 86 rushing yards gave Dearden a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stansbury was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Murray only rushed for 46.
Tooele now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Stansbury, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Wednesday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Tooele has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 293 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Stansbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.4. It's looking like Wednesday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Tooele lost to Stansbury at home by a decisive 41-27 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dearden, who threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Now that Tooele knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
