Maple Mountain won the last time they faced Spanish Fork, and things went their way on Friday too. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles came out on top against the Spanish Fork Dons by a score of 35-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maple Mountain was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 418 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Maple Mountain wouldn't let Spanish Fork keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Maple Mountain can thank Maddox Sabey and Eli Mauga for forcing both of them. Mauga also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble, making five total tackles, and defending two passes. Tiger Hakes was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending three passes.
Spanish Fork's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mckay Smith, who threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaden Vest, who gained 136 total yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Nixon Warren.
Maple Mountain's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Spanish Fork, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Maple Mountain is taking a road trip to take on Silverado at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Spanish Fork, they will host Sky View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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