Football Recap: Bagdad Piles Up the Points Against Desert Heights Prep + How To Watch

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Previous 6 Games

09/19/25 - Home	67-22 W
09/20/24 - Away	46-0 W
09/15/23 - Home	80-28 W
09/30/22 - Away	60-14 W
09/17/21 - Home	52-6 W
10/23/20 - Away	46-8 W

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bagdad). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Desert Heights Prep Yote 67-22. The victory continues a trend for the Sultans in their matchups with the Yote: they've now won six in a row.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bagdad to victory, but perhaps none more so than Thomas Rodriguez, who rushed for 166 yards and four TDs on only 11 carries. Rodriguez's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezrah Aguilar, who threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Bagdad was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Another reason for the win was Bagdad's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Rowdy Hooper and Aubrey Oland, who racked up five sacks between them.

Loss or not, Desert Heights Prep got some senior leadership from Mason Wicker and Justin Aguon. Wicker threw for 212 yards and three TDs, while Aguon picked up 81 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Bagdad's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Desert Heights Prep, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 3-2.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Bagdad will challenge rival Valley Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Desert Heights Prep is set to face off against their familiar foe Salome at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.