The Mountain Pointe Pride will head out on the road to face off against the Desert Edge Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Pointe has given up an average of 28.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-16, which was the final score in Mountain Pointe's tilt against Desert Mountain on Friday. The loss was the Pride's first of the season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Aiden Rodriguez, who picked up 110 receiving yards and one touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 51 yards.
Jaylyn Colter
| 09/19/25 vs Desert Mountain | 12 |
| 09/12/25 @ Mountain Ridge | 12 |
| 09/05/25 @ Desert Vista | 12 |
| 08/29/25 vs Maricopa | 8 |
| 11/15/24 @ Pinnacle | 10 |
| + 9 more games |
Even if they lost, Mountain Pointe's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jaylyn Colter was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 14 times he's played.
Meanwhile, Desert Edge strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past ALA - Gilbert North 29-7. The Scorpions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Desert Edge's win came down to the chemistry between Blake Roskopf and his top target Travion Dixson. Roskopf threw for 189 yards and a pair of TDs while Dixson picked up 65 receiving yards and two scores.
Desert Edge didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited ALA - Gilbert North to a completion percentage of just 50%. The team can thank Jordan Davis for the heroic effort on defense: he. Desert Edge wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 61.8%.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mountain Pointe fell to 3-1. As for Desert Edge, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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