Football Recap: Casa Grande Cougars vs. Buena Colts
A win for Casa Grande just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Buena Colts, falling 66-42. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Colts apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Despite the loss, Casa Grande still got an impressive performance from Luke Keeton, who threw for 465 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Kendale Cade was Keeton's top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Buena had a senior duo take command as Nash Moore threw for 264 yards and six touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes and Andres Bonilla gained 181 total yards and three touchdowns. Bonilla also set a new season high mark in rushing touchdowns with three.
This is the second loss in a row for Casa Grande and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Buena, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Casa Grande wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 45-0 defeat against Marana on the 11th. As for Buena, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Desert View at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Buena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
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