On Friday, the West Field Longhorns lost to the Richfield Wildcats on the road by a 45-26 margin. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Wildcats are ranked 32nd).
When it comes to explaining why West Field lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tyce Abbott. Despite the final result, he threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
West Field wouldn't let Richfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Field can thank Cash Colohan and Quinn Cooper for forcing both of them.
Malik Fautin had a dynamite game for Richfield, picking up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown. Fautin was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 56 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for West Field and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Richfield, the win was the 15th in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 2-0.
West Field will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against Salem Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully West Field focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Richfield, they will challenge Payson at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Richfield is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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