Goldwater won the last time they faced Willow Canyon and Dylan Hayhurst did his part to make sure it happened again. The Goldwater Bulldogs walked away with a 54-47 victory over the Willow Canyon Wildcats on Friday thanks in part to Hayhurst, who rushed for 413 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards.
Hayhurst was just one part of a punishing run game: Goldwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 548 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Willow Canyon still got an impressive performance from Joel Cooper, who rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Cooper showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 61 yards. Tyus Dragon was in the mix as well, providing Willow Canyon with two touchdowns.
Goldwater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.8 points per game. As for Willow Canyon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Goldwater will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against ALA - Gilbert North at 7:00 p.m. Goldwater is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.6 points per game this season. Willow Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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