Copper Canyon was the 21-17 winner over Desert Sunrise when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Copper Canyon Aztecs had to suffer through a 49-13 loss at the hands of the Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks. The Aztecs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Copper Canyon took the loss, they still got scores from Damian Quinonez and Javian Wright.
Aime Lamour went supernova for Desert Sunrise, rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. Tresiah Adkins was another key player, throwing for 315 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Copper Canyon now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Desert Sunrise, the win snapped their losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record.
Copper Canyon will be playing in front of their home fans against Mingus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Copper Canyon is facing Mingus at the right time seeing as Mingus is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Desert Sunrise, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on Flagstaff at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Sunrise is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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