On Thursday, Mesquite faced St. Mary in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mesquite Wildcats took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Mary's Knights. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Mesquite had strong showings from Norija Anthony, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jordyn Flores, who threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns.
Mesquite didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kendyl Glasgow, Ruby Ricario Campa, Mariah Willis, and Elizabeth Romero picked up one apiece.
Gwen Carter was her usual excellent self, picking up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown for St. Mary's.
Mesquite's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3. As for St. Mary's, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Mesquite has already played their next match, a 7-0 win against St. John Paul II Catholic on the 13th. As for St. Mary's, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 19-7 victory against Arcadia on the 13th.
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