Football Game Preview: Lake Havasu Knights vs. Youngker Roughriders + Official Tickets

Knights

Points

10/10/25 @ Deer Valley	23
10/03/25 @ Buckeye	44
09/26/25 @ Kofa	49
09/19/25 @ Alhambra	63
09/11/25 vs Lee Williams	28
+ 2 more games

The Lake Havasu Knights will face off against the Youngker Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Havasu is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.7 points per game this season.

Lake Havasu is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Deer Valley just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 24-23 to the Skyhawks. The Knights gained 165 more yards on the day, but it was the Skyhawks that made the best use of them.

Despite their loss, Lake Havasu saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Luke Johnson, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, was perhaps the best of all. Johnson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 61 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Devett, who picked up 133 receiving yards and one score.

Meanwhile, Youngker's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 26-14 to Buckeye. The matchup marked the Roughriders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Lake Havasu will have to contain Jeremiah Garcia as he made an impact in Youngker's last game. He rushed for 98 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 145 yards on eight of 22 attempts. A healthy portion of Garcia's aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Jonas Phillips.

Lake Havasu's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Youngker, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.

Everything came up roses for Lake Havasu against Youngker when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as the team secured a 28-0 victory. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Roughriders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.