The Poston Butte Broncos will face off against the Mesquite Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for Poston Butte and three for Mesquite.
On Friday, Poston Butte lost to Combs on the road by a 22-7 margin.
Poston Butte didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Avien Lanphere and Kayden Dunn.
Meanwhile, Mesquite played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 41-13 defeat at the hands of Snowflake. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Poston Butte will have to keep a close watch on Kameron Gillie and Andrew Joiner, a pair of players who had a big impact on Mesquite's prior game. Gillie rushed for 54 yards and one touchdown, while Joiner picked up 79 receiving yards and one score.
Mesquite now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Poston Butte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Poston Butte couldn't quite finish off Mesquite in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 and fell 54-52. Thankfully for the Broncos, Ty Thompson (who threw for 448 yards and seven TDs while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps