The Desert Mountain Wolves will face off against the Gilbert Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Desert Mountain is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a hard 37-23 fall against Notre Dame Prep on Friday.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Desert Mountain, adding 11 points to the final score. All came from Koen Bradley: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Gilbert's strategy against Skyline on Thursday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 43-21 margin over the Coyotes. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Gilbert's win came from a few key players Desert Mountain will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Marcus Ronquillo, who rushed for 154 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Julian Mapalo was in the mix as well, providing Gilbert with one touchdown.
The victory got Gilbert back to even at 5-5. As for Desert Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Desert Mountain strolled past Gilbert when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a score of 40-21. Will the Wolves repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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