Football Recap: Walden Grove Has No Trouble Against Douglas

Walden Grove won the last time they faced Douglas and things went their way on Friday too. The Red Wolves were the clear victors by a 28-7 margin over the Bulldogs. The Red Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Gauge Abalos

Passing Yards (Career)

10/24/25 @ Douglas	291
09/12/25 vs Tucson High Magnet School	243
09/19/25 @ Vista Grande	145
10/17/25 @ Catalina Foothills	141
08/29/25 vs Sahuarita	134

Gauge Abalos had an outrageously good game as he threw for 291 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 78 yards and one score on only six carries. Those 291 passing yards gave him a new career-high.

Walden Grove's run defense was locked in: Douglas could only muster 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Paul Delgado for the heroic effort on defense: he. Walden Grove didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.1.

Walden Grove's defense didn't let Ivan Higuera, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Steven Michael Valdez Jr. and Dominic Sanchez, who each picked up one sack apiece.

Despite the loss, Douglas still got an impressive performance from Higuera, who rushed for 77 yards and one TD, and also threw for 136 yards on 14 of 27 attempts.

Walden Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.5 points on average over those games. As for Douglas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

Coming up, Walden Grove will be playing in front of their home fans against Amphitheater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Red Wolves will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 35.89 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Douglas, they will head out to take on Catalina Foothills at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs will be up against the Falcons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.11 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.