A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Union Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ogden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.9 points per game this season.
Ogden took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They breezed by Ben Lomond at home to the tune of 56-8. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 26 points or more this season.
Among those leading the charge was Vinscent Apodaca, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Another big playmaker for Ogden was Gavin Shreve, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Union's offense. They had to suffer through a 72-0 loss at the hands of Morgan. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost nine in a row.
With the win, Ogden broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-3. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything came up roses for Ogden against Union in their previous matchup back in September, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Union's Dylan Murphy-Watahomigie, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 156 yards on 15 of 33 attempts. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ogden still be able to contain Murphy-Watahomigie? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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