After each having a week off, the Mingus Marauders and the Bradshaw Mountain Bears will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mingus is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Mingus was just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Flagstaff.
Reighns Stokes put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 176 yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made six total tackles. Remington Stokes got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Mingus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Koby De La Haye and Stokes.
Meanwhile, Bradshaw Mountain waltzed into their matchup last Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 27-20 victory over the Panthers.
Bradshaw Mountain's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kylin Jackson, who picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 102 yards. That's the most rushing yards Jackson has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Sean Hughes, who gained 135 total yards and a touchdown.
Mingus' loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Bradshaw Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Mingus was taken down by Bradshaw Mountain 34-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mingus was down 28-0.
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