The Desert Pines Jaguars will head out to face off against the Green Valley Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Green Valley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Desert Pines, who comes in off a win.
Desert Pines is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Legacy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Jaguars blew the Longhorns out of the water with a 51-16 final score. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their six-point performance the game before.
Desert Pines' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Marcus Williams, who gained 166 total yards and four touchdowns, and Jerome Sequeira, who threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Meanwhile, Green Valley faced Las Vegas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Gators fell 35-26 to the Wildcats. Despite 86 more yards than the Wildcats, the Gators couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Desert Pines will have to contain Michael Lewis as he made an impact in Green Valley's last game. He threw for 365 yards and three TDs while picking up 15.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 38 yards and one score. A healthy portion of Lewis' aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Sonny Uranich, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Green Valley now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Desert Pines, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Desert Pines strolled past Green Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2022 by a score of 28-10. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gators turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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