The Gilbert Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Snowflake Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gilbert will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Mesquite on Friday. Gilbert breezed by Mesquite on the road to the tune of 45-15. With the Tigers ahead 30-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Snowflake put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Show Low onto the board and left with a 42-0 win. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Cougars are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Snowflake got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacob LaDuke out in front who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 103 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Karter Raban was another key back, rushing for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Snowflake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The win snapped Gilbert's losing streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record. As for Snowflake, their record is now 3-0.
Gilbert was taken down by Snowflake 36-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Gilbert avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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