The Dobson Mustangs will head out to face off against the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Dobson: 12.5, Red Mountain: 6.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Dobson finally turned things around against Mesa on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jackrabbits a 19-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They breezed by the Coyotes to the tune of 55-0. The result was nothing new for the Mountain Lions, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Red Mountain's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Ava Klene and Melodee Frost, who racked up all seven sacks between them. Klene has been hot recently, having also posted two or more sacks the last three times she's played.
Dobson's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7. As for Red Mountain, their victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
Dobson was dealt a bruising 31-0 loss at the hands of Red Mountain when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Dobson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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