The Rio Rico Hawks will face off against the Douglas Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Rio Rico is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 33 points back in September, they were much more limited against Sahuarita on Friday. They took a 24-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. While the Hawks had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Mustangs 6-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Douglas). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Cholla 50-14 on the road. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Douglas' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ivan Higuera, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and Jason Hurtado, who rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns.
Rio Rico's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Douglas, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Rio Rico ended up a good deal behind Douglas in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 21-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Higuera, who rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Rio Rico knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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