The Campo Verde Coyotes's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Alhambra Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Campo Verde: 6.2, Alhambra: 6.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Campo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Canyon View, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Campo Verde was ranked eighth). Campo Verde fell 28-17 to Canyon View on Thursday. The game was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Coyotes couldn't quite close it out.
Despite their defeat, Campo Verde saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ella Mutters, who picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Another signal caller making a difference was Isabella Pap, who threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Alhambra waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their defense stepped up to hand the Falcons a 14-0 shutout. Give the Lions' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Alhambra pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.5 points per game. As for Campo Verde, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-5.
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