The third road match was the charm for West Jordan, as they earned their first road win of the season. They snuck past the Granger Lancers with a 24-19 victory on Thursday. For the Jaguars, this counts as revenge for the 27-20 defeat the Lancers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
The critical scores for West Jordan came from Julius Mulitalo and Nia Ioapo.
West Jordan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gio Polanco.
When it comes to explaining why Granger lost, don't look at Sunia Fifita. Despite the final result, he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Fifita's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
West Jordan's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Granger, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
West Jordan will challenge Hunter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Granger, they are taking a road trip to take on Kearns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Granger is facing Kearns at the right time seeing as Kearns is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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