Two dominant wideouts in Malik Fautin and Lincoln Gilson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Richfield Wildcats will challenge the Morgan Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Richfield is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Richfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Grantsville for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-16 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won seven matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Morgan put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Manti 42-28.
Morgan's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gilson, who picked up 150 receiving yards, and also rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Gilson showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 62 yards. Drew Korth was in the mix as well, providing Morgan with two touchdowns.
Morgan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Morgan's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Miles Sydenham was the leader with two sacks. Morgan got some further help from Carter Meibos: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Richfield pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.6 points per game. As for Morgan, their record now sits at 12-0.
Richfield ended up a good deal behind Morgan in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, losing 27-13. Can Richfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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