Football Preview: Mountain Pointe Pride vs. Desert Vista Thunder
Two dominant signal callers in Amaya Moreno and Jackie Jimenez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mountain Pointe Pride will be playing at home against the Desert Vista Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mountain Pointe will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Mountain Pointe's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Chaparral with a sharp 26-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pride, who have now won seven matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Mountain Pointe found their leader in sophomore Moreno, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns. Those 120 rushing yards gave Moreno a new career-high. Moriah Green was Moreno's top target, picking up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mountain Pointe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Moreno and Green. Moreno also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 120.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista earned a 15-6 win over Perry on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunder.
Mountain Pointe's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Desert Vista, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Mountain Pointe might still be hurting after the 41-20 loss they got from Desert Vista when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Mountain Pointe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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