Two dominant signal callers in Evan Heinrich and Braylen Rooney are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Arizona College Prep Knights will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Arcadia Titans at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Arizona College Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight contests.
Last Friday, Arizona College Prep took their match with ease, bagging a 64-22 victory over Mesquite. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-6.
Arizona College Prep can attribute much of their success to Gunnar Schmidt, who threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Schmidt a new career-high in rushing yards (ten). Heinrich was another key passer, throwing for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Meanwhile, Arcadia's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Friday. They and Vista Grande were almost perfectly matched up, but Arcadia suffered an 8-7 defeat. The loss put an end to the Titans' undefeated start to the season.
The losing side was boosted by Ryan Jimenez, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Arizona College Prep's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.5 points per game. As for Arcadia, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 8-1.
Arizona College Prep took a serious blow against Arcadia when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 27-0. Thankfully for Arizona College Prep, Brady Forst (who rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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