The Green Canyon Wolves are on the road again on Friday to play the Bear River Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Green Canyon ended up a good deal behind Mountain Crest and lost 28-14. The Wolves have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game last Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Green Canyon had strong showings from Hayden Schramm, who picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Payton Wilson, who threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bear River). They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-7 victory over West Field. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bears have posted since September 8, 2023.
Jaxson Theurer had an outrageously good game as he threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Braegger, who picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bear River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Quaid Murray and Glaiden Behrens. The dominant performance also gave Behrens a new career-high in rushing yards.
Green Canyon's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Bear River, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Green Canyon was able to grind out a solid win over Bear River in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 20-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green Canyon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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