Duchesne and Kanab are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Duchesne Eagles will be playing at home against the Kanab Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kanab is hoping to do what Millard couldn't on Friday: put an end to Duchesne's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Duchesne really took it to Millard for the full four quarters, racking up a 45-7 victory on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Duchesne to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nashden Goodliffe, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 101 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. Those 108 rushing yards gave Goodliffe a new career-high. Kasen Crum was another key back, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Duchesne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Duchesne wouldn't let Millard keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Duchesne can thank Rhett Clayburn and Dillan Remund for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Kanab made easy work of Enterprise on Friday and carried off a 35-14 win. The Cowboys pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolves cut but never quite recovered from.
Hayden Gubler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also catching a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Rider Allen, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Kanab didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ozzy Willis, Kolton Blomquist, and Cooper Anderson picked up one apiece.
Duchesne's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Kanab, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Duchesne has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 224.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Kanab struggles in that department as they've been averaging 254.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Duchesne strolled past Kanab when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 20-6. Does Duchesne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kanab turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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