The Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds will head out to face off against the Water Canyon Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Utah Military Academy - Hill Field is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Altamont, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Utah Military Academy - Hill Field was ranked sixth). Utah Military Academy - Hill Field had to suffer through a 45-14 loss at the hands of Altamont.
Meanwhile, Water Canyon was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past St. Joseph 44-8 on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-0.
One reason for the win was Water Canyon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Domanik La Corti and Daniel Cox, who racked up all six sacks between them. With that strong performance, La Corti is now averaging an impressive 2.1 sacks per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Water Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in five consecutive games.
Utah Military Academy - Hill Field's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Water Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
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