Football Preview: O'Connor Eagles vs. Queen Creek Bulldogs
The O'Connor Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. O'Connor will be strutting in after a win while Queen Creek will be coming in after a loss.
O'Connor will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 20) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 28-25 victory over Mountain Ridge. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted against the Mountain Lions since October 9, 2015.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek faced ALA - Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Queen Creek was dealt a 42-7 defeat at the hands of ALA - Queen Creek. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Tait Reynolds put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 83 yards on only eight carries, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown. Queen Creek also got a significant boost from Lucas George, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
O'Connor's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Queen Creek, they moved to 8-2 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
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