Hillcrest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 41-24 to the Tooele Buffaloes. The Huskies were down 34-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Hillcrest lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Silas Ahching, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Ahching's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Grady Court was in the mix too, providing Hillcrest with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Vaughn Gritzmacher was his usual excellent self, rushing for 185 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry for Tooele.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Tooele, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
Hillcrest will host Murray at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tooele, they will head out to face off against Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jordan is coming into the match with three straight wins at home, so Tooele will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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