The Pinnacle Pioneers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Chaparral Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pinnacle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: ALA - Queen Creek, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Pinnacle was ranked 15th). Pinnacle lost to ALA - Queen Creek at home by a 34-19 margin on Friday. The game marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Pinnacle might have lost, but man, Wyatt Horton was a machine: he threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 118 yards on only eight carries. Horton got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 77 yards. Jace Pina was Horton's top target, picking up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chaparral). They came out on top against Desert Vista by a score of 44-36 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Firebirds.
Max Wagner was a one-man wrecking crew for Chaparral as he threw for 353 yards and five touchdowns. Kash Park was Wagner's top target, picking up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The loss snapped Pinnacle's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Chaparral, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Pinnacle against Chaparral in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 47-6 win. Does Pinnacle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chaparral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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