Beaver has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Millard Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beaver knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Millard likes a good challenge.
Beaver is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Duchesne 48-20 at home on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Davin Orton had a dynamite game for Beaver, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also picking up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Beaver was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Beaver's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Noah Wolff, Caleb Carter, and Orton picked up one apiece. Orton got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 62 yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-14, which was the final score in Millard's tilt against Kanab on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now lost four in a row.
Beaver pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Millard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Beaver against Millard in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 38-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beaver since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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