Gila Ridge won the last time they faced Cibola, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Gila Ridge Hawks enjoyed a cozy 29-14 victory over the Cibola Raiders. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Gila Ridge found their leader in underclassman Kanai Hongo, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Hongo has become a key player for Gila Ridge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gila Ridge's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Andy Rodriguez and Drew Caudle, who racked up five sacks between them. Caudle also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
The win got Gila Ridge back to even at 3-3. As for Cibola, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Gila Ridge will take on Seton Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gila Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season. As for Cibola, they and Paradise Valley are set to duel on Friday. Cibola is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
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