The Orem Tigers will face off against the Timpview Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Timpview will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Orem extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Tigers blew past Wasatch 45-3. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three contests by 30 points or more so far this season.
Orem had a senior duo take command as Kaue Akana picked up 101 receiving yards and two scores and Max Stonebraker gained 77 total yards and two touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Orem proved: they limited Wasatch to a paltry 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Easton Kojima for the heroic effort on defense: he. Orem's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.93 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 9.07 on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Timpview, as they earned their first away victory of the season. Everything went their way against Maple Mountain on Friday as they made off with a 44-20 win. The Thunderbirds haven't had any issues with the Golden Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Orem better keep an eye on Dexton Havea. He was instrumental in Timpview's win, rushing for 91 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 55 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Taani Tuha, who rushed for 77 yards and one TD on only nine carries.
Timpview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Duncan Strong and Braxton Wilkerson. Strong is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Wilkerson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Orem's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Timpview, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Orem took a serious blow against Timpview when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 42-8. Thankfully for the Tigers, Soakai Aston (who threw for 335 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in three scores on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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