Uintah hasn't had much luck against Spanish Fork recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Uintah Utes will challenge the Spanish Fork Dons at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Uintah's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Uintah will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Union, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Uintah was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Union on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Utes have posted against the Cougars since September 2, 2016.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fork strolled past Sky View with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 47-28.
Spanish Fork got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaden Vest out in front who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. Vest is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season. Another receiver making a difference was Brock Jacobson, who gained 227 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spanish Fork was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 620 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Uintah's record is now 3-0. As for Spanish Fork, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Uintah was taken down by Spanish Fork 42-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vest, who rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Uintah knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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