Two dominant signal callers in Lilah Barton and Lexi Harper are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Desert Ridge Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gilbert is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season.
Gilbert's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 14-0 win over Chandler. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
The critical scores for Gilbert came from Jalyssa Guerrero and Khalia Dana.
Gilbert's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Savanna Young was especially locked on to Chandler's QB and sacked her twice.
Meanwhile, Desert Ridge faced Red Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Desert Ridge received a blow as they fell 23-7 to Red Mountain. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gilbert has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Desert Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Gilbert couldn't quite finish off Desert Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 6-3. Can Gilbert avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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