Bonneville has won four straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Skyline has won four straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Bonneville Bees will welcome the Skyline Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Bonneville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 42-22 margin over Skyview on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bees have posted since September 1, 2023.
Eli Hamilton went supernova for Bonneville, throwing for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Bonneville is 3-1 when Hamilton posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Makaijden Kelso, who gained 98 total yards and a touchdown.
Bonneville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyler Myrup, Wyat Blanchard, and Keaton Trane picked up one apiece. Blanchard is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Skyline faced Highland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Skyline blew past Highland 35-14. Considering the Grizzlies have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Skyline's win came down to the chemistry between Carmyne Garcia and his top target Zyan Crockett. Garcia threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt while Crockett gained 260 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Crockett a new career-high in rushing yards. Treyden Kirkham was another key player, picking up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Skyline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matches they've averaged 208.8.
Bonneville's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. As for Skyline, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Bonneville might still be hurting after the 43-21 loss they got from Skyline in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Bonneville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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