With a playoff game on the line, Timpview rose to the challenge on Friday. They really took it to the Orem Tigers for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-8 win. Considering the Thunderbirds have won six contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Soakai Aston went supernova for Timpview, throwing for 335 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in three touchdowns on the ground.
Another reason for the win was Timpview's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Orem's QB won't forget Matthias Lesa anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Lesa has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played. Taaniela Makasini was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
The victory was the seventh in a row for Timpview, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Orem, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
Timpview will square off against Roy at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Timpview knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Roy likes a good challenge. Orem does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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