The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will head out to square off against the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Sunrise Mountain is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since September 13, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Yuma Catholic by a score of 25-22.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tanner Austin, who picked up 104 receiving yards and one TD. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Russell, who picked up 88 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Willow Canyon played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 60-19 loss at the hands of West Point. The Wildcats were down 46-7 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Like Sunrise Mountain, Willow Canyon lost despite seeing results from several players. Justin Garr Jr led the charge by throwing for 261 yards and one touchdown. 112 of those passing yards were hauled in by Aiden Fuerstenberg.
Sunrise Mountain's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Willow Canyon, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 3-3.
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