Football Preview: Goldwater Bulldogs vs. Flowing Wells Caballeros
Goldwater has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Flowing Wells Caballeros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Goldwater will head out to face Flowing Wells after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Goldwater took a blow against Verrado, falling 53-14. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Vipers recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Goldwater got top-tier performance from Dylan Hayhurst, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Hayhurst's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Flowing Wells). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 47-16 victory over Sahuarita. With the Caballeros ahead 41-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Benicio Ruiz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Tyler Friedenberg was another key player, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Flowing Wells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 443 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Flowing Wells' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jack Youmans.
Goldwater's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Flowing Wells, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Goldwater took their victory against Flowing Wells when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 54-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Flowing Wells' Josyah Leon, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Goldwater to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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