The Moon Valley Rockets will head out on the road to take on the St. Mary's Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moon Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Moon Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Carl Hayden Community, posting a 58-14 win on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Ayomide Ogundipe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 139 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 139 rushing yards dating back to last season. Tristen Ely was in the mix too, providing Moon Valley with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Moon Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, a win for St. Mary's just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Yuma Catholic 45-13. The Knights have struggled against the Shamrocks recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Moon Valley now has a winning record of 3-2. As for St. Mary's, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Moon Valley came up short against St. Mary's when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 14-7. Can Moon Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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