Two dominant signal callers in Bryce Herges and Jase Ashley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Mountain Wolves and the Horizon Huskies will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Mountain will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Desert Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Cactus Shadows, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Desert Mountain was ranked eighth). Desert Mountain came out on top against Cactus Shadows by a score of 35-28 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Horizon earned a 20-7 victory over Notre Dame Prep on Friday. The 20-point effort marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Horizon came from Jax Markovich, Jackson Murray, and Bodie Zamorano.
Horizon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Tyler Furniss led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Beau Caliendo is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Jayden Ridley was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Desert Mountain's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Horizon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Desert Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Horizon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 24-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Mountain since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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