The Bradshaw Mountain Bears will square off against the Apache Junction Prospectors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Bradshaw Mountain's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Apache Junction has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Bradshaw Mountain won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by St. Mary's 21-20.
Meanwhile, Apache Junction can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They walked away with a 33-20 victory over San Tan Foothills.
Aiden Deleon was his usual excellent self, throwing for 215 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Jaiden Montalvo was Deleon's top target, picking up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Apache Junction wouldn't let San Tan Foothills keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Nikoli Ward, Hunter Dillon, and Dillon picked up one apiece. Gabe Mendoza is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
The win got Bradshaw Mountain back to even at 2-2. As for Apache Junction, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Bradshaw Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Apache Junction when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 41-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Deleon, who threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bradshaw Mountain still be able to contain Deleon? There's only one way to find out.
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