With a playoff game on the line, American Fork rose to the challenge on Friday. They managed a 21-17 victory over the Farmington Phoenix. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Cavemen were the better team in the second half.
Prince Afu was a one-man wrecking crew for American Fork as he rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Those 110 rushing yards gave Afu a new career-high. Gunner Michaelis was in the mix as well, providing American Fork with a touchdown.
Travis Hoopes and Drew Love certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Hoopes gained 138 total yards and a touchdown, while Love rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
American Fork has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Farmington, they moved to 5-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
American Fork didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 28-7 defeat against Lehi on the 8th. Farmington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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