The Spanish Fork Dons are taking a road trip to challenge the Hunter Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Spanish Fork has given up an average of 32 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Spanish Fork is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Timpview on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Dons took a blow against the Thunderbirds, falling 34-7. The Dons were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Spanish Fork's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jaxon Cloward, who picked up 78 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Hunter beat Taylorsville 14-3 on Wednesday. The Wolverines haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
The critical scores for Hunter came from Isi Moungaafi and Tevita Tongi.
Hunter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
One reason for the win was Hunter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Paula Makaafi refused to say out of the backfield, picking up three sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Taylorsville's side was Makaafi, who picked up three sacks and made three total tackles.
The victory got Hunter back to even at 5-5. As for Spanish Fork, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
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