Mountain Ridge is 3-0 against Copper Hills since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mountain Ridge Sentinels will take on the Copper Hills Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Ridge is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Mountain Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Corner Canyon, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Mountain Ridge was ranked 21st). Mountain Ridge took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corner Canyon on Friday.
The losing side was boosted by Wyatt Bingham, who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards. Tytan Dejong also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Mountain Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cannon Montgomery and Braylon Washington. Washington also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Copper Hills came up short against Bingham on Friday, falling 35-14. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Miners recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Copper Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Mountain Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Copper Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-22 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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