On Friday, Pinnacle faced ALA - Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The matchup between the Pinnacle Pioneers and the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots wasn't particularly close, with the Pinnacle Pioneers falling 34-19. The match marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Pinnacle lost, don't look at Wyatt Horton. Despite the final result, he threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 118 yards on only eight carries. Horton really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run. Jace Pina was Horton's top target, picking up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown.
ALA - Queen Creek's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Brown, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Kingston Mccabe, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The loss snapped Pinnacle's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for ALA - Queen Creek, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Pinnacle didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-14 victory against Chaparral on the 4th. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 17-0 win against Mountain Pointe on the 4th.
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