Mountain Crest has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Green Canyon Wolves at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Mountain Crest will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against West Field on Thursday. Mountain Crest put the hurt on West Field with a sharp 30-7 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Green Canyon). They were the clear victor by a 42-21 margin over Logan on Friday. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of Green Canyon's win came down to the chemistry between Payton Wilson and his top target Hayden Schramm. Wilson threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes while Schramm picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Schramm is now averaging an impressive 102 receiving yards per game.
Green Canyon's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Paxton Blake, Ben Wallis, Shandon Thain, and Thain picked up one apiece. Wallis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Mountain Crest's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Green Canyon, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Mountain Crest didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Green Canyon when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-10 victory. Does Mountain Crest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Green Canyon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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