After flying high against North Sanpete last Friday, Manti came back down to earth. The Manti Templars fell 38-29 to the Juab Wasps on Thursday. The Templars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wasps apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Manti lost, don't look at Maison Starkweather. Despite the final result, he threw for 299 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Pringle, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Manti's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Juab, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-4.
While Manti had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st.
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