On Friday, Utah Military Academy - Hill Field faced Water Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds were dealt a 72-12 loss at the hands of the Water Canyon Wildcats. The Thunderbirds were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-12.
Although Utah Military Academy - Hill Field took the loss, they still got scores from Preston Fenton and Conner Walton.
Utah Military Academy - Hill Field wouldn't let Water Canyon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Utah Military Academy - Hill Field can thank Papataia Owda and Kaiden Thomas for forcing both of them.
Leading Water Canyon to victory were Daniel Cox and Isaiah Barlow. Cox rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, while Barlow rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. An impressive showing, but Cox really ramped things up playing D: he picked up three sacks, made ten total tackles, and defended a pass.
This is the second loss in a row for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Water Canyon, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-5.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After each having a week off, Utah Military Academy - Hill Field and Monticello will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st. As for Water Canyon, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Whitehorse at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st. Water Canyon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
