The Notre Dame Prep Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Horizon Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Notre Dame Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Maricopa 49-20. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Rams are ranked 87th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gunnar Perry
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Notre Dame Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nate Jones led the charge by rushing for 247 yards and three scores while picking up 14.5 yards per carry. Those 247 rushing yards gave Jones a new career-high. Gunnar Perry was in the mix as well, providing Notre Dame Prep with three TDs.
Meanwhile, Horizon got the win against Chaparral last Friday by a conclusive 38-16. With the Huskies ahead 28-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Horizon's win came from a few key players Notre Dame Prep will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dylan Brush, who rushed for 110 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Giraud, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Horizon's run defense was locked in: Chaparral could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. While two picked up at least seven total tackles, Gage Lee stood above the rest. He picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.5 for loss). Horizon didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.3.
Notre Dame Prep now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Horizon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Notre Dame Prep barely slipped by Horizon in their previous meeting back in October, winning 42-41. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Huskies' James Klopfenstien, who picked up 84 receiving yards and a pair of TDs, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Saints still be able to contain Klopfenstien? There's only one way to find out.
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