There's no place like home for Mohave, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 33-20 win over the Lake Havasu Knights on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Thunderbirds also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Joe Yoney JR was a one-man wrecking crew for Mohave as he rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 182 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.9% of his passes. Yoney JR's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 128 rushing yards dating back to last season. Anthony Moses was Yoney JR's top target, picking up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mohave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Havasu only rushed for 40.
Despite the loss, Lake Havasu still got an impressive performance from Gavin Briggs, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Briggs showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 50 yards.
The victory got Mohave back to even at 2-2. As for Lake Havasu, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Mohave will take on Kingman at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Kingman's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Mohave's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Havasu, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Youngker at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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