Williams Field has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Williams Field: 16.5, Red Mountain: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Williams Field made easy work of Desert Ridge and carried off a 30-6 victory. Considering the Black Hawks have won three matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Williams Field's defense and their 4.5 sacks. Desert Ridge's QB won't forget Andrew Schertz anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Schertz also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Williams Field got some further help from Jacob Carrasco: he made five total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Meanwhile, on FridayRed Mountain's undefeated season almost came to an end. They skirted past Downey 35-32. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked eighth in Arizona, while the Vikings are ranked 47th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Red Mountain had a senior duo take command as Bode Wagner gained 199 total yards and two touchdowns and Simon Lopez threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. With that strong performance, Wagner is now averaging an impressive 113 receiving yards per game.
Williams Field's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Red Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Williams Field ended up a good deal behind Red Mountain in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 40-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lopez, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 127 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that Williams Field knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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