The Payson Longhorns are on the road again on Friday to play the ALA - Ironwood Warriors at 7:00 p.m. ALA - Ironwood took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Payson, who comes in off a win.
Payson will bounce into Friday's game after beating Show Low, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Payson narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Show Low 24-21.
The critical scores for Payson came from Marco Gureque, Jonny McAnerny, and Bert Scheer.
Payson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Payson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mason Hererra and Treigh Marinelli.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, ALA - Ironwood's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell to Florence 30-25. The Warriors have struggled against the Gophers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, ALA - Ironwood got top-tier performance from Jett Brewster, who rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown.
Payson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for ALA - Ironwood, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
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