Red Mountain has won three straight games at home, while ALA - Queen Creek has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Red Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.7 points per game this season.
Red Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Highland, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Red Mountain was ranked third). Red Mountain enjoyed a cozy 28-11 win over Highland two weeks ago. The 28-point effort marked the Mountain Lions' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Simon Lopez, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, ALA - Queen Creek got themselves on the board against Mountain Pointe last Friday, but Mountain Pointe never followed suit. They took down the Pride 17-0.
Brandon Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Kingston Mccabe did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 90 receiving yards.
ALA - Queen Creek's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Ryder Agne and Brody Michael, who racked up five sacks between them. Michael is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
ALA - Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Red Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for ALA - Queen Creek, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Red Mountain has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like ALA - Queen Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 166.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Red Mountain couldn't quite finish off ALA - Queen Creek in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 17-14. Will Red Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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