Two dominant signal callers in Kaneal Sweetwyne and Andrew Neilson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Skyridge Falcons will be playing at home against the Riverton Silverwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Skyridge is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Skyridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: American Fork, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Skyridge was ranked third). Everything went Skyridge's way against American Fork two weeks ago as Skyridge made off with a 45-24 win. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Sweetwyne continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 233 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Those 142 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Zaeden Selu was another key player, rushing for 77 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Riverton had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 14-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Silverwolves.
Skyridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Riverton, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7.
Everything came up roses for Skyridge against Riverton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 58-10 victory. In that contest, Skyridge amassed a halftime lead of 51-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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