Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain Ridge). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-21 victory over the Copper Hills Grizzlies. The Sentinels pushed the score to 42-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Grizzlies had little chance of recovering from.
A big part of Mountain Ridge's win came down to the chemistry between Wyatt Bingham and his top target Kohen Cunningham. Bingham threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt while Cunningham picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mountain Ridge wouldn't let Copper Hills keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Cole Branan led the way and forced a all by he. Mountain Ridge got some further help from Cannon Montgomery: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Copper Hills' loss came despite strong showings from Maverick Bowles and Logan Batt. Bowles threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns, while Batt picked up 82 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Copper Hills is 3-1 when Batt posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
The victory snapped Mountain Ridge's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-4 record. As for Copper Hills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Mountain Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Herriman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Copper Hills, they will head out on the road to face off against Corner Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corner Canyon is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so Copper Hills will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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