It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Salem Hills can now relate to. They came up short against the Spanish Fork Dons on Friday, falling 56-35. The Skyhawks were down 42-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Salem Hills lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Grayson Wilson, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Salem Hills is 4-1 when Wilson posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jedi Nelson, who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt.
Spanish Fork had a senior duo take command as Brock Jacobson gained 206 total yards and three touchdowns and Kaden Vest rushed for 234 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Vest is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season. Mckay Smith was another key passer, throwing for 97 yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Salem Hills' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-5 record. As for Spanish Fork, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Salem Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Spanish Fork, they will take on Park City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Spanish Fork's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
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