Two dominant backs in Devaughn Eka and Prince Afu are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Lehi Pioneers and the American Fork Cavemen will shake off the rust and duke it out at 4:00 p.m. on the 31st. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lehi is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Thursday, they were much more limited against Corner Canyon on Wednesday. They took a blow against the Chargers, falling 56-3. The game marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, American Fork faced Skyridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Cavemen fell 26-14 to the Falcons. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavemen in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.
Lehi will have to keep a close watch on Nate Childs and Ty Holmstead, a pair of players who had a big impact on American Fork's prior game. Childs threw for 356 yards and a pair of TDs, while Holmstead picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
American Fork didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Gunner Michaelis, Jackson Theobald, and Samson Thompson picked up one apiece.
American Fork's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Lehi, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-4.
Lehi took their victory against American Fork when the teams last played on October 3rd by a conclusive 26-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers 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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