Thunder Ridge and Hillcrest are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Thunder Ridge Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hillcrest Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Thunder Ridge strolled past Centennial with points to spare, taking the game 21-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hillcrest, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down Bonneville 46-28 on Friday.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Tyson Sweetwood and his top target Jace Judy. Sweetwood threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Judy picked up 171 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Titan Larsen helped Sweetwood out on the ground, rushing for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillcrest was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 470 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bonneville only gained 313.
Thunder Ridge's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Hillcrest, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Thunder Ridge was dealt a bruising 41-14 defeat at the hands of Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Thunder Ridge, Daniel Rogel (who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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