The Mountain Pointe Pride will square off against the Campo Verde Coyotes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Mountain Pointe sitting on four straight wins and Campo Verde on six.
Campo Verde's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Mountain Pointe hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Mountain Pointe blew past Desert Mountain 41-0 at home on Tuesday. The Pride might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 40 points or more this season.
Mountain Pointe found their leader in underclassman Amaya Moreno, who threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of her passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Those 277 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Moreno. Moriah Green was another key player, picking up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mountain Pointe's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Vanity Robles, Moreno, and Green picked up one apiece. Moreno is also on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Campo Verde's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand McClintock a 17-0 shutout. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Chargers are ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Campo Verde got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rhiana Gurnani out in front who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. Another passer making a difference was Isabella Pap, who threw for 204 yards and a touchdown.
Mountain Pointe's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Campo Verde, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
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