The Springville Red Devils will take on the Highland Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Springville and four for Highland.
Springville fought the good fight in their overtime game against Park City on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Miners by a score of 17-14. While the Red Devils didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Miners 7-0 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, Springville got top-tier performance from Lisiate Valeti, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Valeti a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Springville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Highland came up short against East on Wednesday and fell 40-28.
Highland might have lost, but man, Manasa Pela was a machine: he threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jackson Folau, Charlie Mcconkie, and Simon Moore picked up one apiece. Mcconkie also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 106.
Springville's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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