Mesquite was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Arizona College Prep Knights at home and fell 64-22. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Knights are ranked 22nd).
Despite the loss, Mesquite still got an impressive performance from Parker Kaczmarek, who rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Among those leading the charge was Gunnar Schmidt, who threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (ten). Evan Heinrich was another key player, throwing for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Mesquite's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Arizona College Prep, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Mesquite has already played their next game, a 25-24 victory against Desert Sunrise on the 8th. As for Arizona College Prep, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 42-24 win against Arcadia on the 8th.
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