Cedar Valley is 0-3 against Maple Mountain since August of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cedar Valley Aviators will look to defend their home field against the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Cedar Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Ridgeline on Friday. They took a blow against the Riverhawks, falling 45-0. While losing is never fun, the Aviators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Riverhawks are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Maple Mountain put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Pleasant Grove with a sharp 30-7 victory. The Golden Eagles pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.
Derek Morehouse continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a rushing score. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 52 yards.
Maple Mountain wouldn't let Pleasant Grove keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Maple Mountain can thank Jag Ioane and Farren Hardy for forcing both of them.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Maple Mountain, adding 12 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Fernando Banuelos: he added nine points with three field goals, and another three kicking extra points.
This is the second loss in a row for Cedar Valley and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Maple Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Cedar Valley lost to Maple Mountain at home by a decisive 56-37 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Cedar Valley, Banks Jackson (who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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