Sunrise Mountain entered their matchup against Verrado on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs took a blow against the Verrado Vipers, falling 49-13. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-7.
When it comes to explaining why Sunrise Mountain lost, don't look at Nathan Anderson. Despite the final result, he threw for 102 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Verrado had a senior duo take command as Chase Gieszler threw for 286 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing and Jack Isidore gained 153 total yards and three touchdowns. Isidore was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards. Another player making a difference was Deriece Brown, who picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sunrise Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Verrado, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
After each having a week off, Sunrise Mountain and Desert Edge will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. As for Verrado, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Marcos de Niza at 7:00 p.m. Verrado is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44 points per game this season.
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