Springville is 0-4 against Timpview since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Springville Red Devils will head out to challenge the Timpview Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. Springville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.1 points per game this season.
Springville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Highland with points to spare, taking the game 24-7. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Red Devils as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Lisiate Valeti was a one-man wrecking crew for Springville as he rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown. Those 178 rushing yards gave Valeti a new career-high.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Springville's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Sione Moala and Daniel Marquez, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Timpview faced Orem in a battle between two of the state's top teams back in October. Timpview took down Orem 35-21. The win was nothing new for the Thunderbirds as they're now sitting on five straight.
It was another big night for Carson Rasmussen, who threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Soakai Aston, who gained 197 total yards.
Timpview wouldn't let Orem keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Timpview can thank Aisa Galea'I and Trinity To'A for forcing both of them. To'A also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Timpview got some further help from Taaniela Makasini: he made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Springville now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Timpview, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Springville has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 167.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Timpview has preferred to attack from the air: they average 266.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Springville was taken down by Timpview 45-0 when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rasmussen, who threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Now that Springville 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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