Orem has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Timpview Thunderbirds at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Orem is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against West by a score of 35-27. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.
Feleti Iongi continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 184 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 39 yards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Timpview on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Springville out of the water with a 59-24 final score. Considering the Thunderbirds have won five matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Soakai Aston went supernova for Timpview, throwing for 294 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown. Dennis Tua?One got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Timpview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aisa Galea'I and Kolomona Kahanu. Timpview got some further help from Matthias Lesa: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory (which was Timpview's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.5 points per game. As for Orem, their record is now 9-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Orem has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 186.1 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.
Orem ended up a good deal behind Timpview when the teams last played back in October, losing 35-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Timpview's Carson Rasmussen, who threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Now that Orem knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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