The Arcadia Titans will head out on the road to square off against the Arizona College Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Arcadia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Seton Catholic with a 34-30 win.
Zach Smith was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards. Those 45 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Luke Mellen was in the mix as well, providing Arcadia with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep came tearing into Friday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Wolves 37-14. Considering the Knights have won eight games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Arizona College Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyler Lowder led the charge by rushing for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
Arizona College Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Arizona College Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyson Cheatham, Noah Montoya, and Jcory Horne Jr picked up one apiece. Wyatt Ells was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Arizona College Prep pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.2 points per game. As for Arcadia, their record now sits at 9-2.
Arcadia lost to Arizona College Prep on the road by a decisive 42-24 margin in their previous meeting last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arizona College Prep's Evan Heinrich, who threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Now that Arcadia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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