The Westwood Warriors will square off against the Desert Ridge Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Westwood focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Thursday.
Westwood is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Cesar Chavez on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Westwood came up short against Cesar Chavez, falling 28-8. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Desert Ridge). They breezed by Tolleson on the road to the tune of 49-6 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Jaguars as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Michael Alvarado was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards. Desert Ridge also got help from Boimah Sonie, who showed off his sure hands for 101 receiving yards.
Desert Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zander Fuentes and Cody Judd. Fuentes also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Another thorn in Tolleson's side was Leonidas To'Oto'O, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Westwood's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Desert Ridge, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-6.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Westwood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Desert Ridge, though, as they've been averaging only 75.6. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Westwood might still be hurting after the 34-12 defeat they got from Desert Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Westwood, Major Wootan (who threw for 268 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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