The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will head out to face off against the Casa Grande Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sunrise Mountain will be strutting in after a victory while Casa Grande will be coming in after a defeat.
Sunrise Mountain's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They really took it to Paradise Valley for the full four quarters, racking up a 44-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mustangs needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Ingrid Sandoval
| 11/06/25 vs Paradise Valley | 306 |
| 10/29/25 @ Ironwood | 211 |
| 09/30/25 vs Willow Canyon | 204 |
| 10/09/25 vs Liberty | 192 |
| 09/16/25 @ Desert Mountain | 191 |
Ingrid Sandoval went supernova, throwing for 306 yards and six touchdowns while completing 85.7% of her passes. Those 306 passing yards gave her a new career-high. Rylee Todd was another key player, picking up 34 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Sunrise Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Madison Gusich and Kaitlyn Veldhuizen, who each picked up one interception apiece. Another thorn in Paradise Valley's side was Gusich, who picked up a sack, made three total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended one pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande faced Salpointe Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Cougars came up short against the Lancers, falling 31-6. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.2 points on average over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Casa Grande fell to 11-1.
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