It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons takes on the North Sanpete Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. They took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Canyon View, who comes in off a win.
Canyon View is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 56-14 win over Carbon at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-14.
Canyon View's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryder Miller, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 29 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Asher Slack, who rushed for 32 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Canyon View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
One reason for the win was Canyon View's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Carbon's QB won't forget Colt Rushton anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Rushton also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Canyon View is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for North Sanpete's offense. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of Richfield. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
With the victory, Canyon View broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-5. As for North Sanpete, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Canyon View was able to grind out a solid win over North Sanpete when the teams last played back in September, winning 21-14. Will Canyon View repeat their success, or does North Sanpete have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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