The ALA - Gilbert North Eagles will square off against the Goldwater Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. ALA - Gilbert North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
ALA - Gilbert North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Horizon, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (ALA - Gilbert North was ranked 19th). ALA - Gilbert North walked away with a 17-7 victory over Horizon on Friday.
ALA - Gilbert North found their leader in sophomore Cam Shepard, who picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. ALA - Gilbert North also got help from Isaac Massey, who showed off his sure hands for 92 receiving yards.
ALA - Gilbert North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Stockton Dye and Garrett Baker.
Meanwhile, Goldwater beat Willow Canyon 54-47 on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Dylan Hayhurst and Joel Cooper. Hayhurst had a great game and rushed for 413 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Cooper was balling out in the loss, rushing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry.
Goldwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 548 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Goldwater is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.8 points per game. As for ALA - Gilbert North, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as ALA - Gilbert North and Goldwater have no problem gaining yardage. ALA - Gilbert North has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 350.1 total yards per game. However, it's not like Goldwater struggles in that department as they've been averaging 385.7. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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