Corner Canyon is 4-0 against Herriman since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Corner Canyon Chargers will square off against the Herriman Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Corner Canyon is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Corner Canyon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Bingham, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Corner Canyon was ranked second). Corner Canyon took down Bingham 37-21 on Friday.
A big part of Corner Canyon's win came down to the chemistry between Bronson Evans and his top target Kai Meza. Evans threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes while Meza picked up 174 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Meza torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards. Corner Canyon also got a significant boost from Weston Briggs, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Herriman, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Copper Hills by a score of 36-25 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their ten-point performance the game before.
A big part of Herriman's victory came down to the chemistry between Bryce Benson and his top target Tate Love. Benson threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns while Love picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Herriman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Drayten Stilson and Ryker Syddall.
Corner Canyon pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Herriman, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6.
Everything went Corner Canyon's way against Herriman in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Corner Canyon made off with a 45-24 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Herriman's Frederick Ta?Ai, who threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Corner Canyon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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