The Snow Canyon Warriors will face off against the Desert Hills Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Snow Canyon is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Snow Canyon was beaten by Hurricane 35-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Desert Hills). They blew past Dixie, posting a 49-0 win on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Thunder with their most commanding win of the season.
Tytan Mason was his usual excellent self, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards. Another player making a difference was Gerritt Grondel, who threw for 157 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes.
Desert Hills' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cyrus Polu and Boston Bundy. Ryker May was another major factor on D, forcing two fumbles, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Desert Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Snow Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Desert Hills, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Things could have been worse for Snow Canyon, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 49-33 loss to Desert Hills when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mason, who rushed for 222 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Snow Canyon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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