The Mountain Ridge Sentinels will venture away from home to face off against the Riverton Silverwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Riverton will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Mountain Ridge earned a 20-10 win over Herriman. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sentinels.
Wyatt Bingham was his usual excellent self, throwing for 162 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 67 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Riverton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell to Bingham 21-16. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Silverwolves couldn't quite close it out.
Riverton's defeat came about despite a quality game from Andrew Neilson, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Mountain Ridge back to even at 4-4. As for Riverton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Mountain Ridge took their win against Riverton when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 34-9. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Neilson, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mountain Ridge still be able to contain Neilson? There's only one way to find out.
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