The Hillcrest Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the West Jordan Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while West Jordan will come in with three straight victories.
Hillcrest is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against West on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Huskies took a blow against the Panthers, falling 79-14. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Panthers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, West Jordan got the win against Hunter last Thursday by a conclusive 31-7. The Jaguars pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines had little chance of recovering from.
West Jordan's win came from a few key players Hillcrest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nia Ioapo, who picked up 92 receiving yards and one score. Anthony Fale also helped with two TDs in total.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something West Jordan proved: they limited Hunter to a paltry three yards per carry. The team can thank Auston ?Scooby? Tulau for the heroic effort on defense: he. West Jordan hasn't allowed more than 1.8 yards per carry in three consecutive matchups.
Special teams played a big role in the game for West Jordan, adding 13 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Ioapo, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
West Jordan's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Hillcrest was taken down by West Jordan 49-3 in their previous meeting back in August of 2019. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Huskies were down 42-3.
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