It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bear River had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 23-17 win over the Timpanogos Timberwolves. The Bears didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bear River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Korver Riley, who picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tatum Stephens also helped out with an impressive 93 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Bear River's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Daxston Bingham was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Bear River got some further help from Dallen Rice: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Several Timberwolves players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gabe Graf, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown. Graf is becoming a predictor of Timpanogos' success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 3-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Hillstead, who threw for 315 yards and a touchdown.
Bear River is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Timpanogos, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.
Bear River will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Park City at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Park City has won four straight at home, while Bear River won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Timpanogos does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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