After both having extra time off, the Mountain Pointe Pride and the Chaparral Firebirds will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain Pointe's defense has only allowed eight points per game this season, so Chaparral's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mountain Pointe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Campo Verde, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Mountain Pointe was ranked 16th). Mountain Pointe came out on top against Campo Verde by a score of 14-7 last Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pride.
Amaya Moreno was her usual excellent self, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 164 yards and a touchdown. 91 of those passing yards were hauled in by Moriah Green, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Mountain Pointe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Moreno.
Meanwhile, Chaparral didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Notre Dame Prep last Monday, but they still walked away with a 12-6 victory.
Mountain Pointe's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Chaparral, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
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