On Friday, Orem faced American Fork in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Orem Tigers secured a 32-26 W over the American Fork Cavemen. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Orem was led to victory by Feleti Iongi and Kaue Akana. Iongi gained 220 total yards and three touchdowns, while Akana picked up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Loss or not, American Fork got some senior leadership from David Gaisford Jr. and Cade Wilkinson. Gaisford Jr. threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns, while Wilkinson. picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown. Dyson Richards also helped out with an impressive 104 receiving yards.
Orem's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for American Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Orem will challenge Farmington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for American Fork, they will host West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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