The Flowing Wells Caballeros are on the road again on Friday to play the Sahuarita Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Flowing Wells will be strutting in after a win while Sahuarita will be coming in after a defeat.
Flowing Wells will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Amphitheater on Friday. Flowing Wells blew past Amphitheater 34-6 on the road. The Caballeros pushed the score to 27-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had little chance of recovering from.
Jayden Simmons had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Friedenberg, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Flowing Wells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Flowing Wells' defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Simmons with two.
Meanwhile, Sahuarita fell victim to Maricopa and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Rams. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Flowing Wells now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Sahuarita, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Flowing Wells has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 280.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Sahuarita, though, as they've been averaging only 76.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Flowing Wells against Sahuarita when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 35-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flowing Wells 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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