The Skyline Coyotes will square off against the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Skyline is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing North Canyon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Skyline blew North Canyon out of the water with a 56-12 final score. The Coyotes pushed the score to 49-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rattlers had no chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Jake Ryne Goins, who rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 254 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt. Zavier Flores also helped out with an impressive 174 receiving yards.
Skyline'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 Noah Sasser and Shawn Saxon.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask ALA - Gilbert North). They breezed by Paradise Valley on the road to the tune of 56-7 on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Trojans are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
ALA - Gilbert North relied on the efforts of Conner White, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and Kody Thorley, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Thorley also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
The win got Skyline back to even at 2-2. As for ALA - Gilbert North, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Skyline might still be hurting after the 42-20 loss they got from ALA - Gilbert North in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Skyline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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