Mountain Ridge is 0-3 against Bingham since September of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Mountain Ridge Sentinels will look to defend their home field against the Bingham Miners at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
Bingham is hoping to do what Riverton couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mountain Ridge's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mountain Ridge walked away with a 24-11 win over Riverton.
Mountain Ridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Wyatt Bingham out in front who threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards.
Mountain Ridge's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. In that department, Jaxon Brown was the leader with three sacks. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for him. Another thorn in Riverton's side was Cole Branan, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Mountain Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bingham faced Corner Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Bingham received a blow as they fell 37-21 to Corner Canyon. The Miners have struggled against the Chargers recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Teki Finau, who rushed for 92 yards on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Filisi Filipe was in the mix too, providing Bingham with two touchdowns.
Mountain Ridge now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Bingham, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Mountain Ridge has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 154.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bingham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 161.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Mountain Ridge came up short against Bingham in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 37-27. Thankfully for Mountain Ridge, Chase Swensen (who rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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