Mountain View has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Provo Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Things were looking good for Mountain View after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell to Jordan 10-6. While the Bruins didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Beetdiggers 6-0 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, Mountain View got top-tier performance from Dexton Havea, who rushed for 234 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Havea's longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards.
Meanwhile, Provo waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They claimed a resounding 63-27 victory over the Utes on the road. The Bulldogs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Provo's win came down to the chemistry between Gehrig Orchard and his top target Griffin Demartini. Orchard threw for 266 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt while Demartini picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Orchard a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Provo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Provo's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Demartini was especially locked on to Uintah's QB and sacked him three times.
Mountain View's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Provo, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Mountain View was dealt a bruising 42-14 defeat at the hands of Provo when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Mountain View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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