On Saturday, Mesquite faced Coconino in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mesquite Wildcats took a 13-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coconino Panthers. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Mesquite still got an impressive performance from Jordyn Flores, who threw for 175 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards.
Mesquite's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-4. As for Coconino, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Mesquite does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coconino, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 28-21 loss against Prescott on the 20th.
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