You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely West Jordan's strategy against Taylorsville on Friday. The West Jordan Jaguars put the hurt on the Taylorsville Warriors with a sharp 31-10 victory. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Jordan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cody Johnson, who rushed for 129 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Nia Ioapo was another key receiver, gaining 108 total yards and two touchdowns.
West Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 265.3.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Jordan's defense and their 7.5 sacks. In that department, Carl Talanoa was the leader with four.
The win (which was West Jordan's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-4. As for Taylorsville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
West Jordan wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 29-21 loss against Wasatch on the 25th. Taylorsville has also already played their next matchup, a 68-14 defeat against West on the 25th.
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