Football Recap: Mountain Pointe Pride vs. ALA - Queen Creek Patriots
On Friday, Mountain Pointe faced ALA - Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Pointe Pride received a blow as they fell 17-0 to the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots. Having soared to a lofty 43 points in the game before, the Pride's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Brandon Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry for ALA - Queen Creek. Those 182 rushing yards gave Brown a new career-high. Kingston Mccabe also helped out with an impressive 90 receiving yards.
The defeat snapped Mountain Pointe's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for ALA - Queen Creek, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Pointe will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Corona del Sol at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. ALA - Queen Creek also won't see the field for a while: their next game is against Red Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Red Mountain has won three straight at home, while ALA - Queen Creek won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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