After soaring to 34 points the game before, Manti was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They came up short against the Richfield Wildcats, falling 28-7. The contest marked the Templars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Maison Starkweather rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 162 yards on 17 of 27 attempts.
Trever Fowles was his top target, picking up 50 receiving yards. On the ground,
Tala Taulapapa rushed for 55 yards, and also picked up 47 receiving yards.
Malik Fautin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Richfield, rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Those 157 rushing yards gave Fautin a new career-high. Griffin Wayman was in the mix too, providing Richfield with two touchdowns.
The loss snapped Manti's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record. As for Richfield, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Manti will welcome North Sanpete at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manti is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season. As for Richfield, they are taking a road trip to square off against Canyon View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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