It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West can now relate to. They took a 35-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Orem Tigers on Friday. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
Loss or not, West got some senior leadership from Izaiah Holley and Lote Sotele. Holley rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, while Sotele gained 333 total yards and a touchdown. Sotele also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 303. Chachi Pan was another key player, picking up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Feleti Iongi was his usual excellent self, picking up 184 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 39 yards for Orem.
West's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Orem, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Orem, they will face off against Timpview at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Timpview's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matches.
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