On Saturday Gila Ridge will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Seton Catholic Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. Gila Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.8 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Gila Ridge strolled past Cibola with points to spare, taking the game 29-14. The Hawks pushed the score to 26-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
Gila Ridge found their leader in underclassman Kanai Hongo, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Gila Ridge is undefeated when Hongo posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Gila Ridge's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Andy Rodriguez and Drew Caudle, who racked up five sacks between them. Caudle also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Seton Catholic never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Independence last Friday. They walked away with a 36-28 victory over the Patriots.
Luc Aguilar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 298 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 35 receiving yards. Those 298 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Seton Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
Seton Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joseph Ferrance and Sloan Sweet.
The win got Gila Ridge back to even at 3-3. As for Seton Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Gila Ridge suffered a grim 49-24 defeat to Seton Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Gila Ridge, Ryan Creech (who rushed for 220 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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