A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against the Kearns Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Jordan has three straight wins, Kearns has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Jordan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Cyprus 38-13 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Jaguars with their most commanding win of the season.
Cody Johnson went supernova for West Jordan, rushing for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Those 201 rushing yards gave Johnson a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
West Jordan wouldn't let Cyprus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Jordan can thank Carl Talanoa and Nick Bryant for forcing both of them. Bryant is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Kearns' offense. They took a blow against Hunter on Friday, falling 30-0.
The victory got West Jordan back to even at 4-4. As for Kearns, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
West Jordan might still be hurting after the 29-7 loss they got from Kearns when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for West Jordan, Kymani Fauatea (who rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns) 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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