The Westlake Thunder will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Copper Hills Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Westlake and five for Copper Hills.
Westlake is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lone Peak on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Westlake came up short against Lone Peak, falling 35-13. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Knights are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Copper Hills lost 42-19 to Riverton on Friday.
Westlake's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Copper Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Westlake came up short against Copper Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 15-6. Can Westlake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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