Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Desert Edge). They put the hurt on the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs with a sharp 42-17 victory on Friday. The Scorpions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 24 points or more this season.
Nicholas Bombaci and Elijah Mendez certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Bombaci rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, while Mendez rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown. Bombaci got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 50 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Desert Edge, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. As for Sunrise Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Desert Edge wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 28-5 victory against Canyon View on the 25th. Sunrise Mountain has also already played their next game, a 53-0 loss against Cactus on the 25th.
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