ALA - Queen Creek is 5-0 against ALA - Gilbert North since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The ALA - Queen Creek Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, ALA - Queen Creek blew past Boulder Creek, posting a 56-7 win at home. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Jaguars are ranked 32nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
ALA - Queen Creek's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bobby Nesbit, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown. Nesbit got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 50 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Crew Dannels, who threw for 114 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
ALA - 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 Ryder Stowell and Diesel Mack.
Meanwhile, ALA - Gilbert North was able to grind out a solid win over Gilbert on Friday, taking the game 20-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Among those leading the charge was Kody Thorley, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to ALA - Gilbert North's defense and their nine sacks. Porter Keime led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself.
ALA - Queen Creek pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for ALA - Gilbert North, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
ALA - Queen Creek took their victory against ALA - Gilbert North in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 49-28. Will ALA - Queen Creek repeat their success, or does ALA - Gilbert North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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