The Centennial Coyotes are taking a road trip to square off against the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Centennial was ranked 20th). Centennial was dealt a 45-17 loss at the hands of Liberty on Friday. The Coyotes have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Centennial's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kainan Manna, who threw for 196 yards and a touchdown, and Nikko Boncore-Montoya, who picked up 74 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 43-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mountain View.
Despite the defeat, Red Mountain got top-tier performance from Simon Lopez, who threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. 82 of Lopez's passing yards were hauled in by Bode Wagner, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Red Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Centennial and Red Mountain were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in November of 2021, but Centennial suffered an agonizing 20-19 loss. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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