After only seven points in their last game, Gilbert Christian made sure to put some points up on the board against Tempe on Friday. The Gilbert Christian Knights were the clear victor by a 49-26 margin over the Tempe Buffaloes. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Gilbert Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyler Burr led the charge by throwing for 341 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. What's more, Burr also racked up eight rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Caleb Ely was in the mix too, providing Gilbert Christian with two touchdowns.
Several Buffaloes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Saul Mendez, who threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns. Arthur Murphy was another key player, picking up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gilbert Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Tempe, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Gilbert Christian is taking a road trip to challenge Thatcher at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gilbert Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season. Tempe does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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