The Bountiful RedHawks will venture away from home to challenge the Bonneville Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bountiful is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Viewmont, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Bountiful was ranked 20th). Bountiful took a 33-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Viewmont. The RedHawks' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Although Bountiful took the loss, they still got scores from Emerson Geilman, Connor Clark, and Britton Tidwell.
Even if they lost, Bountiful's defensive line still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dawson Allsop and Connor Mertz who racked up 5.5 sacks between them. Allsop also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up three sacks and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Bonneville had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Woods Cross 32-29.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Cole Lueders and his top target Isaac Mansaray. Lueders threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns while Mansaray picked up 170 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Tyler Cole was another key player, picking up 39 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bonneville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 409 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woods Cross only gained 291.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bountiful fell to 3-1. As for Bonneville, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Bountiful couldn't quite finish off Bonneville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 13-10. Can Bountiful avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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