Herriman is 1-9 against Bingham since August of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Herriman Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Bingham Miners at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Bingham heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Herriman took over last week. Herriman came out on top against Riverton by a score of 26-17 on Friday.
The critical scores for Herriman came from Troy Ellermeier, Macrae Parker, and Parker. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Benson, who rushed for 80 yards.
Herriman's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Ellermeier led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. Parker is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bingham, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over Copper Hills on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Miners considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Lincoln Tahi was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bingham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Bingham's defense made their presence known, laying out Maverick Bowles. four times. Viliami Moala was especially locked on to Copper Hills' QB and sacked him twice. Moala also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Bingham is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
Herriman's record now sits at 2-4. As for Bingham, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record.
Herriman came up short against Bingham in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 47-38. Thankfully for Herriman, Carson Sudbury (who rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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