The Bradshaw Mountain Bears will take on the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Bradshaw Mountain nor ALA - Queen Creek posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Bradshaw Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Deer Valley, who was ranked 14th at the time (Bradshaw Mountain was ranked 22nd). The Bears took a 13-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Skyhawks on Tuesday. The loss put an end to the Bears' undefeated start to the season.
Nyomi Astorga
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Bradshaw Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nyomi Astorga and Bryannah Geise. Astorga is crushing it when it comes to interceptions: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. She got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, ALA - Queen Creek unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 39-0 loss at the hands of Paradise Honors last Wednesday.
Even if they lost, ALA - Queen Creek's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Addison Cooley and Annie Jones, who racked up four sacks between them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bradshaw Mountain fell to 2-1. As for ALA - Queen Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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