The Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds will venture away from home to challenge the Altamont Longhorns at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Utah Military Academy - Hill Field is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Utah Military Academy - Hill Field was ranked sixth). Utah Military Academy - Hill Field blew past Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams, posting a 52-12 win at home. The Thunderbirds' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Altamont waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 48-24 victory. Considering the Longhorns have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Dillon Ivie, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Logan Nelson, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Altamont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Altamont wouldn't let Monument Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Altamont can thank Ivie and Jax Sorenson for forcing both of them.
The win made it two in a row for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Altamont, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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