The ALA - Queen Creek Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Pinnacle Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pinnacle is hoping to do what O'Connor couldn't on Friday: put an end to ALA - Queen Creek's winning streak, which now stands at four games. ALA - Queen Creek took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 41-13 victory over O'Connor. With the Patriots ahead 27-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead ALA - Queen Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Crew Dannels, who threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns. Boe Sparks also helped out as he racked up 102 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle faced Horizon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Pinnacle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-51 win over Horizon. The victory was familiar territory for the Pioneers who have now won three matchups in a row.
Wyatt Horton was his usual excellent self, throwing for 480 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (131 yards to be exact) went to Joshua Pinder, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
ALA - Queen Creek's record now sits at 4-0. As for Pinnacle, their record is now 3-1.
ALA - Queen Creek barely slipped by Pinnacle in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 29-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pinnacle's Mason Hughes, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for ALA - Queen Creek to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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