Stansbury had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They managed a 33-27 victory over the Desert Hills Thunder on Friday. For the Stallions, this counts as revenge for the 49-14 win the Thunder walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2016.
Coleman Dearden continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 80 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Stansbury's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Tyson Ferry, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Stansbury was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 248 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Stansbury didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xaviah Patch and Gabe Binkley.
Stansbury has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Desert Hills, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-4 record.
Stansbury will face off against Ridgeline at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ridgeline's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight matchups. Desert Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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