It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Maple Mountain can now relate to. They took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bountiful RedHawks on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Golden Eagles of the 28-18 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2019.
Defeat or not, Maple Mountain got some senior leadership from Sawyer Leifson and Derek Morehouse. Leifson picked up 55 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Morehouse picked up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 145 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Morehouse.
It was another big night for Siaki Fekitoa, who picked up 74 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry for Bountiful. Fekitoa's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 121 rushing yards. Emerson Geilman was another key player, throwing for 241 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt.
Maple Mountain's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Bountiful, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Maple Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bountiful, they will challenge Brighton at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Bountiful knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Brighton likes a good challenge.
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