Football Preview: Show Low Cougars vs. Monument Valley Mustangs
Show Low is 3-0 against Monument Valley since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Show Low Cougars will welcome the Monument Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Show Low is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Show Low is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 47-7 win over Fountain Hills on the road. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Show Low's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jett Walker, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and Perkins Kash, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Walker didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass. Another player making a difference was Chris Yorksmith, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Show Low was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Show Low didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Karter Alexander and Dane Roosma. What's more, Roosma also racked up 22 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Monument Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 16-6.
Show Low's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Monument Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Show Low didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Monument Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. Will Show Low repeat their success, or does Monument Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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