After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Crismon, Arete Prep was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Palo Verde Titans a 7-0 shutout.
Arete Prep found their leader in sophomore Leilani Aragon, who threw for 174 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 31 yards. That's the most rushing yards Aragon has posted since back in September.
Arete Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece.
Arete Prep's win bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Palo Verde, their record is now 1-13.
Arete Prep will head out on the road to square off against Desert Sunrise at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arete Prep is facing Desert Sunrise at the right time seeing as Desert Sunrise is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. Palo Verde does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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