ALA - Queen Creek has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Queen Creek has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The ALA - Queen Creek Patriots will welcome the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. ALA - Queen Creek's defense has only allowed 9.1 points per game this season, so Queen Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them.
ALA - Queen Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Williams Field, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (ALA - Queen Creek was ranked sixth). ALA - Queen Creek came out on top against Williams Field by a score of 22-10 on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Brandon Brown and Courshawn Hill. Brown had a great game and rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Hill was balling out in the loss, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
ALA - Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
ALA - Queen Creek wouldn't let Williams Field keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. ALA - Queen Creek can thank Shaye Moreno and Brody Michael for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 23-20 victory over Highland on Friday.
Tait Reynolds continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 100 yards on ten of 16 attempts. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.7 rushing yards per game.
Queen Creek's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for ALA - Queen Creek, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. ALA - Queen Creek has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Queen Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 223.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for ALA - Queen Creek against Queen Creek in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 42-15 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Reynolds, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will ALA - Queen Creek still be able to contain Reynolds? There's only one way to find out.
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