The North Canyon Rattlers are taking a road trip to face off against the Washington Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, North Canyon came up short against Maryvale and fell 39-26.
AJ Garcia
| 09/12/25 @ Glendale | 117 |
| 10/02/25 @ Maryvale | 95 |
| 09/05/25 @ Catalina Foothills | 77 |
| 09/26/25 @ Rio Rico | 73 |
| 09/19/25 vs Estrella Foothills | 68 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Dom Dampier, who picked up 136 receiving yards and one TD. AJ Garcia handled things on the ground, rushing for 95 yards and a rushing touchdown.
While North Canyon came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Maryvale: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 35.3%. The team can thank Kyrian Arnold for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for North Canyon; they were averaging 59.1%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 59.1%.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washington). They came out on top against Carl Hayden Community by a score of 40-30 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Rams needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
The win snapped Washington's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for North Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
North Canyon couldn't quite get it done against Washington in their previous matchup back in November of 2020 as they fell 34-24. Can the Rattlers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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