The Desert Mountain Wolves are taking a road trip to square off against the Campo Verde Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Mountain is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Desert Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Cactus at home to the tune of 44-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won three matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Desert Mountain got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bryce Herges out in front who rushed for 23 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 184 yards and a touchdown.
Desert Mountain'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 Braylon Wilkerson and Elijah Banquil. Banquil also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Desert Mountain got some further help from Tyler Stanford: he picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 14 points in total. All those points came courtesy of Alex Weeks: he added nine points with three field goals, and another five kicking extra points.
Meanwhile, Campo Verde had to suffer through a 35-3 loss at the hands of Highland. The loss continues a trend for the Coyotes in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Desert Mountain's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Campo Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Desert Mountain strolled past Campo Verde when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Mountain since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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