The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets will play host again on Friday to welcome the Fountain Hills Falcons, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Blue Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Fountain Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
Blue Ridge's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over Safford. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Blue Ridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Karlo Harris out in front who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown. Harris' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 122 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Berlin, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Fountain Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Gilbert Christian, falling 49-7.
Blue Ridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Fountain Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Blue Ridge against Fountain Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 48-21 win. Will Blue Ridge repeat their success, or does Fountain Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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