The Catalina Foothills Falcons are on the road again on Friday to play the Walden Grove Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Catalina Foothills was just a hair shy of victory and fell 18-17 to Canyon del Oro. The Falcons gained 61 more yards on the day, but it was the Dorados that made the best use of them.
Catalina Foothills wouldn't let Canyon del Oro keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Catalina Foothills can thank Marco Aranda and Sean Brown for forcing all of them. With that strong performance, Brown is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. Jack Cartwright was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Walden Grove had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over the Warriors. The matchup marked the Red Wolves' most dominant victory of the season.
Robert Cash Iii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. He is becoming a predictor of Walden Grove's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Calan Shoals was in the mix too, providing Walden Grove with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walden Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Walden Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jose Jd Chafin and Wheeler Delancey. Another thorn in Pueblo's side was Carlos Montoya Jr, who made 13 total tackles (5.5 for loss) and defended two passes.
Catalina Foothills' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Walden Grove, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Catalina Foothills ended up a good deal behind Walden Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 49-34. Thankfully for Catalina Foothills, Gabriel Smith (who threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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