The Amphitheater Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Walden Grove Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Amphitheater is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Amphitheater's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sahuaro on Friday. They were outmatched by the Cougars and fell 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Cougars are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, Walden Grove made easy work of Douglas on Friday and carried off a 28-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Red Wolves, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Amphitheater better keep an eye on Gauge Abalos. He was instrumental in Walden Grove's win, throwing for 291 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 78 yards and one TD on only six carries. Those 291 passing yards gave Abalos a new career-high.
Walden Grove's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.3 points over those games. As for Amphitheater, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Amphitheater was dealt a bruising 46-18 defeat at the hands of Walden Grove when the teams last played back in October of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Panthers were down 21-0.
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