Desert Mountain put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 35-28 win over the Cactus Shadows Falcons. That's more bragging rights for the Wolves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Cactus Shadows lost, don't look at Donivan C Dixon. Despite the final result, he threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 96 yards on only 11 carries. C Dixon got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards. Jake King also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Desert Mountain's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Cactus Shadows, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Desert Mountain and Horizon will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Desert Mountain likes a good challenge. As for Cactus Shadows, they will take on ALA - Gilbert North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. ALA - Gilbert North's defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so Cactus Shadows' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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