The Estrella Foothills Wolves will face off against the Mingus Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Estrella Foothills will be strutting in after a victory while Mingus will be coming in after a loss.
Estrella Foothills is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Thursday. They blew past Youngker 40-13 at home. Winning may never get old, but the Wolves sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row dating back to last season.
Estrella Foothills got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hone Wray out in front who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Noah Romo was Wray's top target, rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Romo wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Estrella Foothills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Estrella Foothills wouldn't let Youngker keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Estrella Foothills can thank Landyn DeBoard and Dasan Guevara-Ponce for forcing both of them. Guevara-Ponce also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Mingus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They and Mesquite were almost perfectly matched up, but Mingus suffered a 21-20 loss.
Estrella Foothills strolled past Mingus in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 16-0. Does Estrella Foothills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mingus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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