Desert Hills hasn't had much luck against Dixie recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Desert Hills Thunder will venture away from home to take on the Dixie Flyers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Desert Hills is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Crimson Cliffs two weeks ago. Desert Hills fell 28-17 to Crimson Cliffs.
Desert Hills might have lost, but man, Tytan Mason was a machine: he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Mason is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dixie fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Pine View on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Panthers.
Dixie might have lost, but man, Ran Sawyer was a machine: he rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Truman, who rushed for nine yards and two touchdowns.
Desert Hills now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Dixie, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Desert Hills has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Dixie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 151.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Desert Hills and Dixie were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but Desert Hills came up empty-handed after a 27-26 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sawyer, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Now that Desert Hills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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