There's no place like home for Gilbert, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-20 victory over the Sunnyslope Vikings on Thursday. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 27-22 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Zach Thompson, who rushed for 319 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gilbert was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 45.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 171.7.
Although Sunnyslope took the loss, they still got scores from Jamorris Edmonds and Aaron Johnnie.
Gilbert's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Sunnyslope, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
After each having a week off, Gilbert and McClintock will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. McClintock will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Gilbert surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sunnyslope, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Campo Verde at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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