The Timpanogos Timberwolves will face off against the Bear River Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Timpanogos came into their game two weeks ago off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They had to suffer through a 30-2 loss at the hands of Park City. The Timberwolves haven't had much luck with the Miners recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Even if they lost, Timpanogos' defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Stockton Sondrup was especially locked on to Park City's QB and sacked him 3.5 times. Timpanogos got some further help from Jesse King: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 44 points the game before, Bear River was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They were outmatched by Ridgeline and fell 69-10. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Riverhawks are ranked sixth).
Special teams was responsible for all of the team's points. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Glaiden Behrens, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Timpanogos now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Bear River, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Timpanogos has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 159.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Bear River, though, as they've been averaging only 91.9 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Timpanogos came up short against Bear River in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 23-17. Can the Timberwolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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