Summit Academy has gone 3-0 against South Sevier recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m.
Summit Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Layton Christian Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They were outmatched by the Eagles at home and fell 49-14.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for South Sevier against Grand County two weeks ago as the squad secured a 37-6 win. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Boston Palmer was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
South Sevier's defense stepped up as well, laying out Austin Paris. five times. Grand County's QB won't forget Holden Unsicker anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Unsicker also sacked two sacks, which is notable because South Sevier is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-5 otherwise. South Sevier got some further help from Bridger Bradshaw: he made seven total tackles and snagged an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
South Sevier was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Summit Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for South Sevier, the victory also got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Summit Academy against South Sevier when the teams last played back in October of 2016, as the team secured a 41-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Sevier's Tyson Chisholm, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Summit Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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