The Show Low Cougars will challenge the Snowflake Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Show Low didn't have too much trouble with Willcox on the road as they won 21-7.
Show Low can attribute much of their success to Jett Walker, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and Perkins Kash, who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Snowflake strolled past Cactus with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lobos.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Snowflake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob LaDuke, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown. Kanton Turley was another key player, rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Turley wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Snowflake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Snowflake wouldn't let Cactus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Snowflake can thank Cody Flake and Andrew Bentley for forcing both of them.
The victory got Show Low back to even at 1-1. As for Snowflake, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Show Low was taken down by Snowflake 55-17 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Show Low, Brennan Bryant (who threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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