ALA - Gilbert North is 0-5 against ALA - Queen Creek since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The ALA - Gilbert North Eagles will challenge the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, ALA - Gilbert North was able to grind out a solid victory over Gilbert, taking the game 20-10. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Tigers are ranked 103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kody Thorley was the offensive standout of the game as he rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
ALA - Gilbert North's defense stepped up as well, laying out Brock Frey. nine times. Porter Keime led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, ALA - Queen Creek took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-7 win over Boulder Creek. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
ALA - Queen Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bobby Nesbit, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown. Nesbit got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 50 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Crew Dannels, who threw for 114 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
ALA - Queen Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ryder Stowell and Diesel Mack.
ALA - Gilbert North's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
ALA - Gilbert North might still be hurting after the 49-28 loss they got from ALA - Queen Creek in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for ALA - Gilbert North, Enoch Watson (who threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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