The Willow Canyon Wildcats will square off against the Verrado Vipers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Willow Canyon's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Copper Canyon on the road. That 49 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Sarah Karnitz was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Another reason for the win was Willow Canyon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Madalynn Underwood-McNeal was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twoherself. Madison Mendiola was another major factor on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions both of which were returned for touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Verrado). They blew past Desert Edge 35-7 on the road on Tuesday. Considering the Vipers have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Verrado's victory came down to the chemistry between Mia Williams and her top target Sanaa Holliday. Williams threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns while Holliday picked up 85 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Williams has become a key player for Verrado: the team is 2-1 when she posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Nevaeh Romero helped Williams out on the ground, picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Verrado's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Allison Rospierski.
The win made it two in a row for Willow Canyon and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Verrado, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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