The Catalina Foothills Falcons will head out to take on the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catalina Foothills has given up an average of 25.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Catalina Foothills will head out to face Mica Mountain after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. The Falcons lost 35-10 to Walden Grove.
Meanwhile, Mica Mountain waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They claimed a resounding 41-0 win over the Panthers. That looming 41-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Thunderbolts yet this season.
Catalina Foothills better keep an eye on Jaidyn Crist. He was instrumental in Mica Mountain's win, throwing for 171 yards and four TDs on only 13 passes. That's the most passing yards Crist has posted since back in August.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mica Mountain proved: they limited Amphitheater to a paltry 1.4 yards per carry. The Thunderbolts' run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.82 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.63 on average over their last five games.
Catalina Foothills' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Mica Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Catalina Foothills took a serious blow against Mica Mountain in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 47-6. Thankfully for the Falcons, Jayden Thoreson (who threw for 135 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also punched in one score on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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