The Tooele Buffaloes will venture away from home to challenge the Jordan Beetdiggers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Tooele is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 41-24 win over Hillcrest on Friday. The Buffaloes pushed the score to 34-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Huskies cut but never quite recovered from.
Vaughn Gritzmacher continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 185 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tooele was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Jordan came into Friday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Cottonwood 40-17 on Friday.
Jaydon Griffith had a dynamite game for Jordan, picking up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown. Jersey Alvillar was another key player, gaining 111 total yards and a touchdown.
Jordan wouldn't let Cottonwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kameron Miyasaki was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
The victory got Tooele back to even at 3-3. As for Jordan, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Tooele has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 309.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Jordan, though, as they've been averaging only 71.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Tooele against Jordan when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 55-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tooele since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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