After flying high against La Joya Community last Thursday, Gila Ridge came back down to earth. The Gila Ridge Hawks took a 40-21 bruising from the Poston Butte Broncos on Friday. The Hawks lost against the Broncos in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 59-0 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Gila Ridge lost, don't look at Steven Navas. Despite the final result, he threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns. Navas has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. A healthy portion of Navas' aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Gabriel Cota, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Poston Butte's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Evan Moore led the charge by rushing for 138 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. Jaylen Brooks also helped out as he racked up 132 rushing yards.
Gila Ridge now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Poston Butte, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Gila Ridge has already played their next matchup, a 14-7 victory against Independence on the 8th. As for Poston Butte, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 45-18 win against Marcos de Niza on the 8th.
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