Football Preview: Desert Vista Thunder vs. Mountain Pointe Pride
Two dominant signal callers in Jackie Jimenez and Amaya Moreno are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Vista Thunder will challenge the Mountain Pointe Pride at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Desert Vista: 14.9, Mountain Pointe: 3.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, Desert Vista was able to grind out a solid victory over Perry, taking the game 15-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunder.
Meanwhile, Mountain Pointe came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Firebirds a 26-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Pride, who have now won seven matches by 26 points or more so far this season.
Moreno continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 192 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards. 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. Green's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked her fourth straight game with at least 133 receiving yards.
Desert Vista's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. As for Mountain Pointe, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Everything went Desert Vista's way against Mountain Pointe when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Desert Vista made off with a 41-20 win. Does Desert Vista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Pointe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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