The Coconino Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Mesquite Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Coconino: 10.1, Mesquite: 7.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mesquite is hoping to do what Westview couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Coconino's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Coconino blew past Westview 38-0. Considering the Panthers have won nine contests by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Mesquite had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against St. John Paul II Catholic by a score of 7-0 on Wednesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Lions are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coconino is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.9 points. As for Mesquite, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
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