After flying high against Desert View last Friday, Casa Grande came back down to earth. The Casa Grande Cougars fell to the Cienega Bobcats 20-16. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Casa Grande still got an impressive performance from Kendale Cade, who rushed for 82 yards on only six carries, and also picked up 66 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Cade a new career-high in rushing yards.
Cienega's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Logan Welsh, who picked up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cienega is undefeated when Welsh posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Cienega also got a significant boost from Ledainean Moore, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 126 yards.
Casa Grande's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Cienega, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Buena the next time they take the field. Cienega will head out to face Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Casa Grande will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th.
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