San Juan is 8-2 against Grand County since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The San Juan Broncos will head out on the road to take on the Grand County Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Juan has six straight victories, Grand County has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
San Juan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past South Sevier 71-7 at home on Friday. Considering the Broncos have won five matchups by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
San Juan can attribute much of their success to JD Palmer, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and Jagger Nieves, who gained 175 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Palmer a new career-high in rushing yards. Javin Montella also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, San Juan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
One reason for the win was San Juan's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Branten Bethea was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Grand County fell victim to Delta and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Rabbits 41-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Red Devils were not able to get on the board.
San Juan pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grand County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. San Juan has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 278.9 passing yards per game. Grand County, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 182.6 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for San Juan against Grand County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 62-7 victory. In that matchup, San Juan amassed a halftime lead of 55-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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