Football Preview: ALA - Gilbert North Eagles vs. Campo Verde Coyotes
The ALA - Gilbert North Eagles will play host again on Friday to welcome the Campo Verde Coyotes, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
ALA - Gilbert North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Goldwater to the tune of 49-21. Considering the Eagles have won four contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kody Thorley was a one-man wrecking crew for ALA - Gilbert North as he rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Thorley has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Campo Verde waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Chargers out 42-39.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Karsten Lee and Jaxon Knutson. Lee had a great game and threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Meanwhile, Knutson was balling out in the loss, throwing for 527 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
ALA - Gilbert North has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points per game. As for Campo Verde, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
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