West has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Taylorsville Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Brighton, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (West was ranked 20th). West and Brighton were almost perfectly matched up on Wednesday, but West suffered a 7-6 defeat. Despite 134 more yards than the Bengals, the Panthers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
West wouldn't let Brighton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West can thank Taufa Florreich and Lava Vailahi for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Florreich is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. West got some further help from Takeshi Savery: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 31-10 to West Jordan.
West moved to 5-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Taylorsville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything came up roses for West against Taylorsville in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as the squad secured a 35-0 win. Does West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Taylorsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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