Football Recap: Casa Grande Cougars vs. Desert View Jaguars
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Casa Grande). They blew past the Desert View Jaguars 63-34 on Friday. Considering the Cougars have won five matchups by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Casa Grande's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Keeton, who threw for 391 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards. Aveon Williams was another key player, gaining 155 total yards and four touchdowns.
Casa Grande was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Casa Grande didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Smith and Kendale Cade. Cade also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 168.
The win made it two in a row for Casa Grande and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Desert View, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on Cienega at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,086 yards in their previous games. As for Desert View, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Marana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marana will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Desert View surely won't give up without a fight.
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