On Friday, the San Juan Broncos took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over the Kanab Cowboys. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
San Juan was led to victory by Jagger Nieves and JD Palmer. Nieves rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, while Palmer rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Tripp Palmer made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
San Juan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Palmer and Brody Bilbao. Palmer didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, San Juan was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 487 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kanab only gained 349.
Kanab lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hayden Gubler, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for San Juan and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Kanab, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
San Juan will square off against Summit Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Juan will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Kanab, they will face off against Millard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Kanab focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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