Football Preview: Flowing Wells Caballeros vs. Goldwater Bulldogs
Flowing Wells has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Goldwater Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Flowing Wells' defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Goldwater's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Flowing Wells is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 47-16 victory over Sahuarita on the road. Considering the Caballeros have won three matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Benicio Ruiz, who rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Friedenberg, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Flowing Wells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 443 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Flowing Wells' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jack Youmans.
Meanwhile, Goldwater entered their match against Verrado on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Goldwater had to suffer through a 53-14 loss at the hands of Verrado. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Vipers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Goldwater got top-tier performance from Dylan Hayhurst, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Hayhurst's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Flowing Wells' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Goldwater, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Flowing Wells has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 321 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Goldwater struggles in that department as they've been averaging 294.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Flowing Wells might still be hurting after the 54-28 defeat they got from Goldwater when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hayhurst, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Now that Flowing Wells knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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