The Morgan Trojans will face off against the Manti Templars at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Morgan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Canyon View to the tune of 43-10. The victory was just business as usual for the Trojans, who after 11 games remain undefeated this season.
Lincoln Gilson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown. Drew Korth was another key player, gaining 113 total yards and three touchdowns.
Morgan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Manti, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. They never let Juab onto the board and left with a 28-0 win on Friday.
Carter Mason looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 279 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Trever Fowles.
Manti didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Trace Justesen, Dax Anderson, and Ty Pringle picked up one apiece.
Morgan's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43 points. As for Manti, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Morgan has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 167.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Manti has preferred to attack from the air: they average 328.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Morgan ended up a good deal behind Manti when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 35-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manti's Maison Starkweather, who threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Morgan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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