Desert Hills has gone 10-0 against Hurricane recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Desert Hills Thunder will be staying on the road to face off against the Hurricane Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Desert Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.8 points per game this season.
Desert Hills gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Snow Canyon with a sharp 27-7 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Thunder have posted against the Warriors since September 7, 2018.
Gerritt Grondel was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (140 yards to be exact) went to Austin Wintle, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Desert Hills' defense stepped up as well, laying out Brody Lounsbury. eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Broc Mooy and Isaac Borgeson, who racked up six sacks between them. With that strong performance, Mooy is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game. Desert Hills got some further help from Beau Meredith: he picked up a sack, made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Desert Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hurricane just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Crimson Cliffs 55-20. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Desert Hills is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Hurricane, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Desert Hills against Hurricane in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Hills since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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