If Flowing Wells was feeling good off their 41-0 takedown of Agua Fria last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Flowing Wells Caballeros had to suffer through a 34-7 loss at the hands of the Sunnyside Blue Devils. The Caballeros haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Flowing Wells still got an impressive performance from Jayden Simmons, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Even though they lost, Flowing Wells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Flowing Wells' defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Gabriel Galligan was especially locked on to Sunnyside's QB and sacked him twice.
Raymond Duarte was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 153 yards on 12 of 17 attempts.
Flowing Wells' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Sunnyside, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Flowing Wells will head out to face off against Amphitheater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Flowing Wells focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday. As for Sunnyside, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Cactus Shadows at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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