The Mogollon Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Williams Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Mogollon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: El Capitan, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Mogollon was ranked fourth). Mogollon was the clear victor by a 50-24 margin over El Capitan last Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Mogollon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brody Porter, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Porter is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Tenney, who rushed for 19 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mogollon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Mogollon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Yovanni Suarez picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Williams never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Joseph City last Friday. They blew past the Wildcats, posting a 58-6 win on the road. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 50 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Williams to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mario Pedraza, who rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Pedraza a new career-high in rushing yards. Jacob Winchester also helped out as he racked up 161 rushing yards.
Mogollon pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Williams, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Mogollon against Williams in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-12 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Williams' Raymond Gonzalez, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mogollon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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