The Queen Creek Bulldogs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Queen Creek's defense has only allowed 16.5 points per game this season, so Mountain Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Queen Creek's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 22-0 margin over Canyon View. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
Tait Reynolds continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 140 yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
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 Adrian Martin and Drake Lewis. Lewis also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Another thorn in Canyon View's side was Jayshon Liles, who picked up 1.5 sacks, made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss), and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canyon View only rushed for 12.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 45-6 loss at the hands of Casteel. The Mountain Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Queen Creek's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mountain Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Queen Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Mountain Ridge, though, as they've been averaging only 81.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything went Queen Creek's way against Mountain Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Queen Creek made off with a 36-14 victory. In that match, Queen Creek amassed a halftime lead of 33-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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