Football Recap: Mesa Skates Past Desert Ridge with Ease + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

09/18/25 - Away	53-6 W
11/01/24 - Away	24-38 L
10/27/23 - Home	10-27 L
09/15/17 - Away	7-31 L
09/16/16 - Home	42-69 L

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mesa). They claimed a resounding 53-6 win over the Desert Ridge Jaguars. For the Jackrabbits, this counts as revenge for the 38-24 victory the Jaguars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2024.

Rio Arnett produced another solid effort rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Mitton, who rushed for 34 yards and one TD.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mesa proved: they limited Desert Ridge to a paltry 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Alani Folaumoeloa for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mesa didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged eight.

Mesa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Gabriel Vick led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Jayvon Simmons got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

The win got Mesa back to even at 2-2. As for Desert Ridge, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Mesa didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-10 loss against Casteel on the 26th. As for Desert Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 49-0 defeat against Williams Field on the 26th.