Mountain Crest has gone 9-1 against Bear River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mountain Crest Mustangs will stay at home for another week and welcome the Bear River Bears at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Mountain Crest ended up a good deal behind East and lost 42-23. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Mountain Crest's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brayden Larsen, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns, and Kai Passey, who picked up 95 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Mountain Crest also got a significant boost from Preston Arambel, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
Mountain Crest wouldn't let East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mountain Crest can thank Tayton Page and Santiago Huerta for forcing both of them. Huerta also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Meanwhile, Bear River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 21-10 to Box Elder.
Even if they lost, Bear River's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Box Elder's QB won't forget Brecken Haynes anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Haynes didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 2.5 sacks and made 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss). Gunner Christensen was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Having lost for the first time this season, Mountain Crest fell to 2-1. As for Bear River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Mountain Crest has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 201.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Bear River, though, as they've been averaging only 56.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Mountain Crest beat Bear River 38-27 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bear River's Owen Olsen, who threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 78 yards on only 11 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mountain Crest to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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