Desert Mountain has won three straight games at home, while Cactus Shadows has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Desert Mountain Wolves will host the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Desert Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road last Friday with ease, bagging a 45-0 victory over Campo Verde. Considering the Wolves have won four matches by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Desert Mountain got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Grant Garduno out in front who threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Garduno a new career-high in rushing yards. Easton Conner helped Garduno out on the ground, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Cactus Shadows is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Las Vegas. Cactus Shadows enjoyed a cozy 48-34 victory over Las Vegas. The 48-point effort marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Cactus Shadows' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Donivan C Dixon led the charge by throwing for 347 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. C Dixon is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Andrew Muirhead, who gained 258 total yards and a touchdown.
Desert Mountain's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Cactus Shadows, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Desert Mountain took their win against Cactus Shadows in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 31-6. Will Desert Mountain repeat their success, or does Cactus Shadows have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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