Salem Hills is 1-6 against Provo since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Skyhawks will square off against the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Salem Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 35-12 margin over Mountain View. The win was familiar territory for the Skyhawks, who have now won four contests in a row.
Ryder Hales
| 10/24/25 vs Mountain View | 150.7 |
| 10/15/25 @ Bonneville | 149.3 |
| 08/23/24 vs Cottonwood | 137.5 |
| 08/29/25 vs West Field | 132.4 |
| 08/22/25 vs Spanish Fork | 122.6 |
Ryder Hales continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 185 yards and five TDs while completing 76.5% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (150.7).
Salem Hills didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Mountain View to a completion percentage of just 40%. The team can thank Benjamin Staheli for the heroic effort on defense: he. Salem Hills has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.61 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.61 in their last three games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Provo). They claimed a resounding 69-7 victory over Mountain View. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 62-7.
Provo's win came from a few key players Salem Hills will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Malik Filimoe'Atu, who rushed for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Gehrig Orchard was another key player, throwing for 268 yards and five TDs on only 17 passes.
Provo's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Salem Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Hales and Orchard. Hales just won't slow down this season and has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 249.7 passing yards per game. Orchard has been a dominant force too and has thrown 27 touchdowns while averaging 240.2 passing yards per game.
Salem Hills might still be hurting after the 49-25 defeat they got from Provo when the teams last played back in September. Can the Skyhawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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