South Summit is on a three-game streak of home losses, Summit Academy a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The South Summit Wildcats will welcome the Summit Academy Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, South Summit took a blow against Layton Christian Academy, falling 45-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Summit Academy). They took down American Leadership Academy 47-28 on Friday.
Summit Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Bronson Dixon out in front who rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Dixon has posted since back in October of 2023. Another receiver making a difference was Kyle Lively, who picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Summit Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Tug Wilbur was the leader with two sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Summit Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as American Leadership Academy only rushed for 61.
South Summit's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Summit Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
South Summit was able to grind out a solid victory over Summit Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 45-33. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Summit Academy's Aden Stines, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South Summit to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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