The Morgan Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Layton Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morgan is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Morgan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Skyline, who was ranked sixth at the time (Morgan was ranked tenth). Morgan secured a 26-20 W over Skyline on Saturday. The Trojans' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Beck Sheffield and his top target Lincoln Gilson. Sheffield threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes while Gilson gained 202 total yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Gilson is now averaging an impressive 113.7 receiving yards per game.
Morgan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nikolas Preece, Jack Despain, and Gilson picked up one apiece. Gilson was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 61 yards. Tate Steel was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Morgan was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 510 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Layton Christian Academy took a blow against Beaver on Friday, falling 35-7. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Morgan's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Layton Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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