The Payson Lions will head out to take on the Provo Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Payson has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Provo will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Payson ended up a good deal behind Murray and lost 32-13. The Lions were down 26-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Payson might have lost, but man, Seth Staley was a machine: he picked up 135 receiving yards and a touchdown. Staley got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 90 yards. Trevyn Wall was another key player, having thrown for 286 yards and onetouchdown.
Payson's 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 Asher Geldmacher and Gabriel Sanders.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Provo). They walked away with a 48-35 win over Timpanogos on Friday.
Gehrig Orchard looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 244 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Provo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Provo's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. In that department, Griffin Demartini was the leader with five sacks.
Payson's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Provo, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Payson didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Provo in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win. Does Payson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Provo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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