On Friday, Salome faced Desert Heights Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Salome Frogs took a hard 49-32 fall against the Desert Heights Prep Yote. That makes it the first time this season the Frogs have let down their home crowd.
Salome's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Chris Smith, who threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and Carlos Esparza, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Esparza's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
A big part of Desert Heights Prep's victory came down to the chemistry between Mason Wicker and his top target Justin Aguon. Wicker threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.9 yards per attempt while Aguon gained 236 total yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Aguon is now averaging an impressive 112.7 receiving yards per game. Josh Orozco also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Salome's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1. As for Desert Heights Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Salome will head out to challenge Williams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Desert Heights Prep, they will be playing at home against Bagdad at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 885 yards in their previous games.
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