Football Preview: Mica Mountain Thunderbolts vs. Casa Grande Cougars
The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will venture away from home to square off against the Casa Grande Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Mica Mountain's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They blew past Sunnyside 28-0 at home. The Thunderbolts' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three matches.
Jimmy Leon was the offensive standout of the matchup as he picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was even better on defense, picking up two sacks, making six total tackles (3.5 for loss), and making six total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Mica Mountain wouldn't let Sunnyside keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Rogan Piper, Shangkat Jwander, and Jwander picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Casa Grande over Maricopa in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Casa Grande blew Maricopa out of the water with a 45-7 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 31 point advantage.
Casa Grande's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Luke Keeton, who threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns, and Cameron Armstrong, who gained 183 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Keeton a new career-high in rushing yards. 85 of those passing yards were hauled in by Dedric Gulley, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Mica Mountain pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Casa Grande, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Mica Mountain strolled past Casa Grande in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 42-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mica Mountain 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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