The Lake Havasu Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Youngker Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Lake Havasu came up short against Mohave and fell 33-20. The loss was the Knights' first of the season.
Lake Havasu wouldn't let Mohave keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Havasu can thank Nic Corona and Wyatt Tribolet for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Youngker). They strolled past Marcos de Niza with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 39-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Roughriders.
Isaiah Hargrove was his usual excellent self, rushing for 194 yards and two touchdowns. Jeremiah Garcia was another key player, throwing for 128 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Youngker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lake Havasu's loss dropped their record down to 2-1. As for Youngker, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Lake Havasu took a serious blow against Youngker when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 41-13. Can Lake Havasu avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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