Mesquite was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against the Arcadia Titans, falling 42-10. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Titans are ranked 33rd).
Tallen Curry-Smith threw for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Samari Mercado-Layfield was his top target, picking up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Parker Kaczmarek rushed for 32 yards.
Zach Smith was nothing short of spectacular for Arcadia: he threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Ryan Jimenez helped Smith out on the ground, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Mesquite's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Arcadia, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mesquite will host Vista Grande at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vista Grande is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season. As for Arcadia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Combs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Combs: 13.8, Arcadia: 14.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
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