On Friday, Sky View faced Orem in a battle between two of the state's top teams. In a tight match that could have gone either way, the Sky View Bobcats made off with a 60-59 win over the Orem Tigers. The victory was familiar territory for the Bobcats who have now won three matchups in a row.
A big part of Sky View's win came down to the chemistry between Jack Clark and his top target Liam Guthrie. Clark threw for 476 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt while Guthrie picked up 204 receiving yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Guthrie is now averaging an impressive 105.8 receiving yards per game. Xander Stokes helped Clark out on the ground, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Orem still got an impressive performance from Feleti Iongi, who rushed for 282 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Iongi a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Kaue Akana, who picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sky View's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Orem, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Sky View will head out to square off against Bear River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sky View knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Bear River likes a good challenge. As for Orem, they will face off against Maple Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maple Mountain's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Orem's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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