Desert Vista is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and ALA - Queen Creek a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Desert Vista Thunder will square off against the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Desert Vista has given up an average of 35.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Desert Vista lost to Westwood on the road by a 35-21 margin. The game marked the Thunder's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kyler Drunasky and Keshawn Barkus. Barkus had a great game and rushed for 289 yards and three TDs. Meanwhile, Drunasky was balling out in the loss, rushing for 52 yards and one touchdown, while also picking up 87 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, ALA - Queen Creek faced Salpointe Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Patriots fell 21-17 to the Lancers. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lancers 10-0 in the first quarter.
Although ALA - Queen Creek took the loss, they still got scores from Nash Hall and Talan Scott.
Even if they lost, ALA - Queen Creek's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Rigden Michael, Scott, and Corde Nunnery, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Desert Vista now has a losing record of 2-3. As for ALA - Queen Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
| Rushing Yards | 492 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 5 |
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Drunasky and Bobby Nesbit. Drunasky just won't slow down this season and has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 98.4 rushing yards per game. Nesbit has been a dominant force too and has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 86.4 rushing yards per game.
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