After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Desert Hills, Dixie was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 35-34 photo finish over the Cedar Reds. That's more bragging rights for the Flyers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ran Sawyer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 221 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dixie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cedar only rushed for 130.
Dixie's defensive line made their presence known, laying out Everett Kelling. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Bristol Woods and Aisa Lopati, who racked up four sacks between them. Lopati is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Cedar lost, don't look at Kelling. Despite the final result, he threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. Krew Giles was Kelling's top target, picking up 193 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Dixie's record now sits at 2-5. As for Cedar, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Dixie will square off against Snow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Snow Canyon is coming into the match with five straight defeats at home, meaning Dixie will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Cedar, they will face off against Logan at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season.
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