Desert Ridge's offense rose to the challenge against a Bulldogs defense that boasted an average of only 13.42 points allowed on Thursday. The Desert Ridge Jaguars' defense stepped up to hand the Queen Creek Bulldogs a 31-0 shutout. The Jaguars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
Lexi Harper was her usual excellent self, throwing for 279 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of her passes, and also rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown. Giana Rod was in the mix as well, providing Desert Ridge with two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Desert Ridge's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Kaylin Schurger with three. Another thorn in Queen Creek's side was Rebecca Tomerlin, who made four total tackles.
Desert Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31 points. As for Queen Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Desert Ridge nor Queen Creek have any future games scheduled.
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