Minarets is 2-7 against Riverdale since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Minarets Mustangs will play host again on Friday to welcome the Riverdale Cowboys, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Minarets: 14.2, Riverdale: 16.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Minarets' usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Fowler offense got past them. Minarets strolled past Fowler with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 51-37. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Torin Wolf continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 235 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jabari Gomez, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Riverdale didn't have done well against Caruthers recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Riverdale sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-6 victory over Caruthers.
Riverdale's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Michael Garcia led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Minarets pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Riverdale, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Minarets against Riverdale in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 41-0 win. Will Minarets repeat their success, or does Riverdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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