Salem Hills is 6-0 against Uintah since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Salem Hills Skyhawks will be playing at home against the Uintah Utes at 7:00 p.m.
Salem Hills is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Spanish Fork on Friday. They took a blow against the Dons, falling 30-2. The matchup marked the Skyhawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Uintah made easy work of Mountain View on Friday and carried off a 44-23 victory. That looming 44-23 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Utes yet this season.
Uintah had a senior duo take command as Dace O?Bagy rushed for 258 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry and Jd Pickup threw for 216 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.1% of his passes. With that strong performance, O?Bagy is now averaging an impressive 117.5 rushing yards per game. 111 of those passing yards were hauled in by Kaysten Ussery.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Uintah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Salem Hills' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Uintah, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Salem Hills has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 351.7 total yards per game. However, it's not like Uintah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 404.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Salem Hills against Uintah in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-7 victory. In that game, Salem Hills amassed a halftime lead of 30-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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