The ALA - Queen Creek Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Pinnacle Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pinnacle is hoping to do what O'Connor couldn't on Friday: put an end to ALA - Queen Creek's winning streak, which now stands at four games. ALA - Queen Creek claimed a resounding 41-13 victory over O'Connor on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead ALA - Queen Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Crew Dannels, who threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns. Boe Sparks also helped out as he racked up 102 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle faced Horizon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Pinnacle had just enough and edged Horizon out 54-51. Winning may never get old, but the Pioneers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
It was another big night for Wyatt Horton, who threw for 480 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (131 yards to be exact) went to Joshua Pinder, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
ALA - Queen Creek's record is now 4-0. As for Pinnacle, their record is now 3-1.
ALA - Queen Creek barely slipped by Pinnacle when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 29-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pinnacle's Mason Hughes, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for ALA - Queen Creek to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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