Desert Ridge has gone 4-0 against Mesa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Desert Ridge Jaguars will welcome the Mesa Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 830 yards in their previous games.
Desert Ridge is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They pulled ahead with a 29-28 photo finish over Westwood on Friday.
Desert Ridge had a senior duo take command as Andre Gonzales threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns and Michael Alvarado gained 195 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Alvarado a new career-high in rushing yards (134).
Meanwhile, Mesa and Cesar Chavez were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Mesa suffered a 41-40 loss. The Jackrabbits have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Mesa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Desert Ridge's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Desert Ridge strolled past Mesa when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 27-10. Does Desert Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mesa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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