The Goldwater Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Goldwater is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Goldwater earned a 54-47 win over Willow Canyon.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Dylan Hayhurst and Joel Cooper. Hayhurst had a great game and rushed for 413 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Cooper was balling out in the loss, rushing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry.
Goldwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 548 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, ALA - Gilbert North faced Horizon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. ALA - Gilbert North came out on top against Horizon by a score of 17-7.
ALA - Gilbert North found their leader in sophomore Cam Shepard, who picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Isaac Massey also helped out with an impressive 92 receiving yards.
ALA - Gilbert North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Stockton Dye and Garrett Baker.
Goldwater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.8 points per game. As for ALA - Gilbert North, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Goldwater and ALA - Gilbert North have no problem gaining yardage. Goldwater has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 385.7 total yards per game. However, it's not like ALA - Gilbert North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 350.1. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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