Football Preview: Willcox Cowboys vs. Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Spartans
The Willcox Cowboys will venture away from home to square off against the Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Willcox knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Scottsdale Preparatory Academy likes a good challenge.
Willcox's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Catalina 62-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Cowboys just coasted through the last quarter.
Landon Ward was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making a tackle and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Willcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Willcox didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Remington Todd and Ward. Ward's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 136 rushing yards. Ismael Cuevas was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making ten total tackles, and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Preparatory Academy entered their tilt with Valley Lutheran on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They took their match with ease, bagging a 50-6 win over the Flames. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy wouldn't let Valley Lutheran keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brendan Maclean was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.0 points per game. As for Willcox, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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