After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, Morenci was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Fountain Hills Falcons as the Morenci Wildcats made off with a 49-29 win. The match marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season.
Morenci's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chris Lopez, who rushed for 167 yards on only 15 carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards. Those 167 rushing yards gave Lopez a new career-high. Shane Seballos was in the mix too, providing Morenci with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Morenci was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Morenci didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kiano Torres, Lopez, and Jaymz Guzzo picked up one apiece.
Fountain Hills lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sam Barnard, who picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Logan Ledrew, who threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns.
With the win, Morenci broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5. As for Fountain Hills, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Morenci will venture away from home to face off against Sabino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morenci is facing Sabino at the right time seeing as Sabino is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Fountain Hills, they will head out to challenge Round Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Round Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
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