Football Preview: Queen Creek Bulldogs vs. ALA - Queen Creek Patriots
The Queen Creek Bulldogs will head out to take on the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Queen Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
ALA - Queen Creek is hoping to do what Highland couldn't on Friday: put an end to Queen Creek's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Queen Creek had just enough and edged Highland out 23-20.
It was another big night for Tait Reynolds, who rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 100 yards on ten of 16 attempts. Those 200 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, ALA - Queen Creek faced Williams Field in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. ALA - Queen Creek walked away with a 22-10 win over Williams Field. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Brandon Brown and Courshawn Hill. Brown had a great game and rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Hill was balling out in the loss, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
ALA - Queen Creek wouldn't let Williams Field keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. ALA - Queen Creek can thank Shaye Moreno and Brody Michael for forcing both of them.
Queen Creek pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.0 points per game. As for ALA - Queen Creek, their record is now 8-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Queen Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 223.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like ALA - Queen Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 157.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Queen Creek was dealt a bruising 42-15 loss at the hands of ALA - Queen Creek in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Queen Creek was down 21-0.
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