Queen Creek has won seven straight games at home, while Centennial has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The two teams will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Queen Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Pinnacle by a score of 37-28. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 34-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pioneers cut but never quite recovered from.
Tait Reynolds was his usual excellent self, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 176 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making a tackle. Another player making a difference was Lucas George, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Queen Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Drake Lewis, Darien Kattner, and Crew Leavitt picked up one apiece. Kattner has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Jayshon Liles was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Centennial faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Centennial put the hurt on Casteel with a sharp 37-14 win. With the Coyotes ahead 20-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Queen Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Queen Creek beat Centennial 31-21 when the teams last played back in October. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Centennial's Kainan Manna, who threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Queen Creek still be able to contain Manna? There's only one way to find out.
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