On Friday, Maple Mountain faced Orem in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles fell just short of the Orem Tigers by a score of 30-28. The loss put an end to the Golden Eagles' undefeated start to the season.
When it comes to explaining why Maple Mountain lost, don't look at Derek Morehouse. Despite the final result, he picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Maple Mountain wouldn't let Orem keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Maple Mountain can thank Uhila Wolfgramm and Easton Kojima for forcing both of them. Kojima has been hot recently, having also posted nine or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Having lost for the first time this season, Maple Mountain fell to 6-1. As for Orem, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Maple Mountain will host Springville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maple Mountain's defense has only allowed 15.3 points per game this season, so Springville's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Orem, they will venture away from home to take on Cedar Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orem is facing Cedar Valley at the right time seeing as Cedar Valley is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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