The ALA - Gilbert North Eagles will face off against the Desert Mountain Wolves at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. ALA - Gilbert North will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
ALA - Gilbert North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Cactus Shadows, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (ALA - Gilbert North was ranked 19th). ALA - Gilbert North came out on top against Cactus Shadows by a score of 49-42 on Friday.
Conner White was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
ALA - Gilbert North wouldn't let Cactus Shadows keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. ALA - Gilbert North can thank Brody Hatch and Stockton Dye for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Desert Mountain's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They took a 21-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Horizon. The Wolves were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the three matchups prior) but the Huskies' defense proved too tough.
ALA - Gilbert North's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Desert Mountain, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 6-1.
Things could have been worse for ALA - Gilbert North, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 36-21 loss to Desert Mountain in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for ALA - Gilbert North, Brady Mcdonough (who threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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