A well-balanced attack led Sunrise Mountain over Maricopa in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Mustangs blew the Rams out of the water with a 42-0 final score. The Mustangs pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams had no chance of recovering from.
Kaylee Pruetz
| 10/27/25 @ Maricopa | 80 |
| 10/23/25 @ Centennial | 20 |
| 09/23/25 vs Sierra Linda | 2 |
| 10/11/25 vs Canyon View | 1 |
| 10/09/25 vs Liberty | 1 |
Sunrise Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaylee Pruetz led the charge by rushing for 80 yards and one touchdown, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and one TD. Those 80 rushing yards gave Pruetz a new career-high. Another passer making a difference was Ingrid Sandoval, who threw for 164 yards and three touchdowns.
Sunrise Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Kaitlyn Veldhuizen led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself. Avery Jamison also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six.
The victory made it two in a row for Sunrise Mountain and bumps their season record up to 5-7. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 10.75 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.44 in the others. As for Maricopa, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Coming up, Sunrise Mountain is taking a road trip to face off against Ironwood at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Maricopa, they will welcome Notre Dame Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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