After each having a week off, the Manti Templars and the Juab Wasps will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Manti is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.1 points per game this season.
Two weeks ago, Manti came up short against Juab and fell 38-29. Despite 75 more yards than the Wasps, the Templars couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Juab didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Quentin Robinson, Jaden Heap, and Cooper Nelson picked up one apiece. Nelson also made four total tackles, which is notable because Juab is 4-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Manti's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Juab, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Manti has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 318.9 passing yards per game. Juab, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 164.4 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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