Football Preview: Mesquite Wildcats vs. Arizona College Prep Knights
The Mesquite Wildcats will stay at home for another week and welcome the Arizona College Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Mesquite focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Mesquite is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Vista Grande on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mesquite was dealt a 52-7 loss at the hands of Vista Grande. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep came tearing into Friday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Golden Hawks 69-0. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 30 points or more this season.
Evan Heinrich was his usual excellent self, throwing for 260 yards and six touchdowns on perfect 15-for-15 passing. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played. Kyle Poole was another key player, picking up 29 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Arizona College Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Andr? Pe?a, Aiden Chapman, and Lachlan Doty-Bardwell picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Desert Sunrise's side was Quinnten Ferrier, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Mesquite's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Arizona College Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Mesquite couldn't quite finish off Arizona College Prep when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 15-12. Will Mesquite have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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