After each having a week off, the Brophy College Prep Broncos and the Desert Vista Thunder will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brophy College Prep is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Brophy College Prep's upcoming match probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Basha, who was ranked 44th at the time (Brophy College Prep was ranked 92nd). Brophy College Prep fell just short of Basha by a score of 35-32 last Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Broncos have let down their home crowd.
Brophy College Prep might have lost, but man, Case Vanden Bosch was a machine: he rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns. Daylen Sharper also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Brophy College Prep wouldn't let Basha keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brophy College Prep can thank Bastian Vanden Bosch and Dominic Mitchell for forcing both of them. Vanden Bosch also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Brophy College Prep got some further help from Dominic Woods: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Desert Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Salpointe Catholic 52-14. The contest marked the Thunder's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The defeat snapped Brophy College Prep's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record. As for Desert Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Brophy College Prep has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 213.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Desert Vista has preferred to attack from the air: they average 274.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Brophy College Prep against Desert Vista when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 34-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brophy College Prep since the squad 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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