Football Preview: Goldwater Bulldogs vs. Agua Fria Owls
The Goldwater Bulldogs will square off against the Agua Fria Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Goldwater will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Last Friday, everything went Goldwater's way against Ironwood as Goldwater made off with a 44-21 victory.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Dylan Hayhurst and Khavontae Paul. Hayhurst had a great game and rushed for 333 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Paul was balling out in the loss, rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Goldwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 457 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Goldwater, adding 12 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Kyler Tanner: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Meanwhile, Agua Fria entered their game against Willow Canyon last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Agua Fria lost to Willow Canyon at home by a 24-6 margin. The Owls have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Goldwater's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Agua Fria, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Goldwater was able to grind out a solid victory over Agua Fria when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 35-25. Will Goldwater repeat their success, or does Agua Fria have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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