The Window Rock Fighting Scouts will square off against the Tempe Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Window Rock's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chinle on Friday. They were beaten by the Wildcats 50-0. That makes it the first time this season the Fighting Scouts have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Tempe had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Minotaur at home to the tune of 36-0. The contest marked the Buffaloes' most dominant win of the season.
Saul Mendez had a dynamite game for Tempe, throwing for 235 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
Window Rock's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Tempe, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Window Rock was dealt a bruising 50-0 loss at the hands of Tempe in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mendez, who threw for 295 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per attempt. Now that Window Rock knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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