The Richfield Wildcats will challenge the Morgan Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Richfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Logan as they made off with a 41-21 victory. With the Wildcats ahead 28-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Trey Yardley had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Cord White, who rushed for 37 yards and one TD.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Richfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Morgan had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.6 points) and they went ahead and made it nine two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 48-7 win over the Grizzlies. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Trojans' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 73rd).
A big part of Morgan's victory came down to the chemistry between Cade Randall and his top target Eli Mortensen. Randall threw for 242 yards and five touchdowns while Mortensen picked up 194 receiving yards and four scores. What's more, Randall racked up 23 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August. George Thurston was in the mix too, providing Morgan with two TDs.
Richfield's record now sits at 7-4. As for Morgan, their record is now 9-1.
Richfield came up short against Morgan in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 13-2. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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