With a playoff game on the line, ALA - Gilbert North rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Campo Verde Coyotes to the tune of 42-7. Considering the Eagles have won five games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Conner White was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards. He is becoming a predictor of ALA - Gilbert North's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Isaac Massey was another key player, picking up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was ALA - Gilbert North's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kody Thorley and Kutter Thorley, who racked up four sacks between them. Kutter also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
ALA - Gilbert North is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.2 points per game. As for Campo Verde, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 8-4 record.
ALA - Gilbert North will face off against Cactus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive. Campo Verde does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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