Football Preview: Walden Grove Red Wolves vs. Pueblo Warriors
Walden Grove is 6-1 against Pueblo since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Walden Grove Red Wolves will square off against the Pueblo Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Walden Grove will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Walden Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Sahuaro for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-27 victory on the road. With that win, the Red Wolves brought their scoring average up to 31.8 points per game.
Kaleb Layton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 452 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Jayvon Coleman was in the mix as well, providing Walden Grove with four touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Walden Grove's defense and their six sacks. Sahuaro's QB won't forget Steven Michael Valdez Jr. anytime soon given he sacked him 3.5 times. Another thorn in Sahuaro's side was Carlos Montoya Jr, who picked up 0.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Pueblo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Mica Mountain, falling 59-7. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 29th).
Walden Grove pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pueblo, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Walden Grove against Pueblo when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walden Grove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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