The Flowing Wells Caballeros are taking a road trip to face off against the Maricopa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Flowing Wells is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.7 points per game this season.
Flowing Wells took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Nogales onto the board and left with a 70-0 victory. Considering the Caballeros have won four matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Flowing Wells relied on the efforts of Jayden Simmons, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and Benicio Ruiz, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Friedenberg, who rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Maricopa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell to Ironwood Ridge 20-14.
Jose Cardona Jr put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 150 yards on 13 of 22 attempts. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Maricopa wouldn't let Ironwood Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Max Gambino was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Maricopa now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Flowing Wells, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-5 record.
Flowing Wells strolled past Maricopa in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 42-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flowing Wells since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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