Football Recap: Cibola Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 12:57pm

Football Recap: Cibola Raiders vs. Gila Ridge Hawks

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Cibola lost against Gila Ridge back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Cibola Raiders took a hard 29-14 fall against the Gila Ridge Hawks. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.

Kanai Hongo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Gila Ridge, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Hongo has become a key player for Gila Ridge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.

Cibola's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Gila Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.

Cibola and Paradise Valley are set to duel on Friday. As for Gila Ridge, they are taking a road trip to face off against Seton Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gila Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.

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