The Bonneville Lakers will square off against the Alta Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bonneville is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Box Elder on Wednesday. Bonneville fell just short of Box Elder by a score of 30-28. The defeat continues a trend for the Lakers in their matchups with the Bees: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Bonneville had strong showings from Ashton Spackman, who picked up 197 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Cole Lueders, who threw for 335 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Spackman showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 59 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) also went to Reese Cantwell, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Alta was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 23-17 to Cedar Valley. While the Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Aviators 10-7 in the first quarter.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nolan Lohnes, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Evan Morton, who picked up 124 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bonneville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Alta, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Bonneville was taken down by Alta 42-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bonneville was down 42-7.
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