The Union Cougars will square off against the Ben Lomond Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Union and eight for Ben Lomond dating back to last season.
Ben Lomond is facing Union at the wrong time: Union suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Soaring Eagle, falling 47-26. The Cougars were down 34-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Union saw an underclassman step up: Dylan Murphy-Watahomigie threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Murphy-Watahomigie's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Blake Rasmussen was Murphy-Watahomigie's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 50 yards.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Ben Lomond's offense. They were dealt a 72-0 defeat at the hands of Morgan on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Trojans are ranked seventh).
Union's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Ben Lomond, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Union skirted past Ben Lomond 13-10 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ben Lomond turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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