The Gilbert Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Snowflake Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gilbert will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Mesquite on Friday. Gilbert claimed a resounding 45-15 victory over Mesquite on the road. With the Tigers ahead 30-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Snowflake put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Show Low a 42-0 shutout. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Cougars are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Snowflake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob LaDuke, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 103 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Karter Raban was another key rusher, rushing for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Snowflake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The win snapped Gilbert's losing streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record. As for Snowflake, their record now sits at 3-0.
Gilbert was dealt a bruising 36-7 loss at the hands of Snowflake in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Gilbert avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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