Crimson Cliffs waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 28-17 victory over the Desert Hills Thunder. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Mustangs were the (much) better team in the second half.
McCord Christiansen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 174 rushing yards dating back to last season. Crimson Cliffs also got help from Jaxson Holt, who showed off his sure hands for 86 receiving yards.
Crimson Cliffs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Hills only rushed for 172.
Crimson Cliffs' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Austen Benson and Joshua Alvey.
Despite the loss, Desert Hills still got an impressive performance from Tytan Mason, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Crimson Cliffs now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Desert Hills, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Crimson Cliffs will challenge Snow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 827 yards in their previous games. As for Desert Hills, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Dixie at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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