The Grantsville Cowboys will venture away from home to take on the Manti Templars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Grantsville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Beaver on Friday. They took a blow against the Beavers, falling 35-0. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, the Cowboys' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Grantsville wouldn't let Beaver keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Grantsville can thank Jake Bodell and Porter Davis for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Manti gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Snow Canyon by a score of 39-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Templars.
Manti can attribute much of their success to Maison Starkweather, who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Stone Mortensen, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Manti didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Lincoln Alder, Carter Mason, and Colby Simons picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Snow Canyon's side was Mac Olsen, who picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Grantsville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Manti, their record now sits at 2-0.
Grantsville suffered a grim 38-14 defeat to Manti in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Starkweather, who threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Now that Grantsville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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