Two dominant signal callers in Bryce Herges and Luke Haugo are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Mountain Wolves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Higley Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Mountain's defense has only allowed 9.6 points per game this season, so Higley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Desert Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: ALA - Gilbert North, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Desert Mountain was ranked 13th). Desert Mountain walked away with a 17-7 win over ALA - Gilbert North on Friday.
Desert Mountain wouldn't let ALA - Gilbert North keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ryan McDonough was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Another thorn in ALA - Gilbert North's side was Tyler Stanford, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Higley didn't have quite enough to beat Horizon on Thursday and fell 27-24. The Knights gained 87 more yards on the day, but it was the Huskies that made the best use of them.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Gunner Fagrell, who threw for 319 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Gatling Drake Walton, who picked up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Desert Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Higley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Desert Mountain was dealt a bruising 58-21 loss at the hands of Higley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Desert Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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