Football Preview: Notre Dame Prep Saints vs. Desert Mountain Wolves
The Notre Dame Prep Saints will venture away from home to challenge the Desert Mountain Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame Prep will be strutting in after a win while Desert Mountain will be coming in after a loss.
Notre Dame Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: ALA - Gilbert North, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Notre Dame Prep was ranked 25th). Notre Dame Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against ALA - Gilbert North on Friday, sneaking past 51-48. The victory was some much needed relief for the Saints as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Cooper Perry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 302 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 66 yards. Another player making a difference was Luke Jacobs, who threw for 395 yards and five touchdowns.
Notre Dame Prep's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Nathan Jones and Cody Wells, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Jones also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Notre Dame Prep got some further help from J.J. Francis: he made eight total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Desert Mountain scored first but ultimately less than Higley in their matchup on Friday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 15-12. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Notre Dame Prep now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Desert Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Notre Dame Prep came up short against Desert Mountain when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 28-21. Thankfully for Notre Dame Prep, Brady Mcdonough (who threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 109 yards on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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