The ALA - Queen Creek Patriots will square off against the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Mountain took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on ALA - Queen Creek, who comes in off a win.
ALA - Queen Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Casteel, who was ranked 14th at the time (ALA - Queen Creek was ranked 11th). The Patriots were the clear victors by a 41-21 margin over the Colts on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots, who have now won five games in a row.
Britton Dewitt
| 11/07/25 @ Casteel | 299 |
| 09/05/25 @ Red Mountain | 286 |
| 10/03/25 @ Desert Vista | 252 |
| 09/12/25 @ Chandler | 242 |
| 08/28/25 vs Hamilton | 210 |
| + 5 more games |
ALA - Queen Creek's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Britton Dewitt, who threw for 299 yards and four TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes. The Patriots are 2-1 when Dewitt posts 250 or more passing yards, but 3-4 otherwise. Khalil Bender was another key pass catcher, picking up 162 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain entered their matchup against Queen Creek on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mountain Lions fell 30-22 to the Bulldogs. Despite 141 more yards than the Bulldogs, the Mountain Lions couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
ALA - Queen Creek will have to contain Dominic Carmigiano as he made an impact in Red Mountain's last game. He threw for 350 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Airreon Windom.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Jameson Wade for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Red Mountain; they were averaging 6.5yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 5 per game.
Red Mountain suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 8-2. As for ALA - Queen Creek, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
ALA - Queen Creek couldn't quite finish off Red Mountain in their previous matchup back in September and fell 31-28. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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