The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will head out to face off against the Millennium Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunrise Mountain is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Sunrise Mountain's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Cactus on Friday. They took a blow against the Cobras, falling 53-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Cobras are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, a victory for Millennium just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 49-20 loss at the hands of Verrado.
The losing side was boosted by Donovan Delong, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 106 yards on eight of 16 attempts.
Even though they lost, Millennium was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Sunrise Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Millennium, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Sunrise Mountain couldn't quite finish off Millennium in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 27-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Delong, who rushed for 106 yards, and also threw for 123 yards and a touchdown. Now that Sunrise Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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