The Tooele Buffaloes will head out to face off against the Jordan Beetdiggers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Tooele is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Hillcrest with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 41-24. The Buffaloes pushed the score to 34-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Huskies cut but never quite recovered from.
Vaughn Gritzmacher continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 185 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Jordan can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They put the hurt on Cottonwood with a sharp 40-17 win.
Jaydon Griffith had an outrageously good game as he picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jersey Alvillar, who gained 111 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Jordan wouldn't let Cottonwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kameron Miyasaki was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
The victory made it two in a row for Tooele and bumps their season record up to 3-3. As for Jordan, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Tooele against Jordan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tooele since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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