The American Fork Cavemen will take on the Skyridge Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, American Fork made easy work of Westlake and carried off a 34-14 win. The Cavemen pushed the score to 27-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Thunder cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead American Fork to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cade Wilkinson, who picked up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown. Wilkinson showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 57 yards. Another passer making a difference was David Gaisford Jr., who threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns.
American Fork didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Beckham Rees, Boston Gallagher, and Noah Behm picked up one apiece. Rees also snagged an interception, which is notable because American Fork is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 2-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Skyridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 49-7 victory over the Vikings on the road. The game marked the Falcons' most dominant win of the season.
Kaneal Sweetwyne continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 254 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for American Fork and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for Skyridge, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. American Fork has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 280.4 passing yards per game. Skyridge, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 173.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Wednesday? There's only one way to find out.
American Fork came up short against Skyridge in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 34-21. Can American Fork avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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