Mica Mountain has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Canyon del Oro Dorados at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mica Mountain will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Mica Mountain had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against Northwest Christian on Friday as Mica Mountain made off with a 38-17 win. Considering Mica Mountain has won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mica Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Conner Hangarner, who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Hangarner hasn't dropped below 100 rushing yards for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Garcia, who picked up 130 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Canyon del Oro put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 33-27 W over Arizona College Prep.
Kayden Luke continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 235 yards and two touchdowns.
Mica Mountain's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.7 points per game. As for Canyon del Oro, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
We should be in store for an exciting game Friday as Mica Mountain and Canyon del Oro have no problem gaining yardage. Mica Mountain has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 355 total yards per game. However, it's not like Canyon del Oro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 350.3 per game. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
Mica Mountain couldn't quite finish off Canyon del Oro when the teams last played back in October and fell 17-15. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Canyon del Oro's Luke, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Mica Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
