The Desert Mountain Wolves will take on the North Canyon Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Mountain will be strutting in after a win while North Canyon will be coming in after a loss.
Desert Mountain barely beat Notre Dame Prep the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wolves' defense stepped up to hand the Saints a 26-0 shutout last Thursday. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 26 points or more this season.
Desert Mountain found their leader in sophomore Caroline Workman, who rushed for 70 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 118 yards and one TD while completing 75% of her passes. Workman also deserves a shoutout for her performance on D, making one tackle and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception which she returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Desert Mountain didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Notre Dame Prep to a completion percentage of just 18.2%. The team can thank Matilda Lister for the heroic effort on defense: she. Desert Mountain wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 57.1%.
Desert Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Workman and Alyssa Sawyer. Workman got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, North Canyon and Ironwood were almost perfectly matched up on Thursday, but North Canyon suffered a 7-6 defeat. The Rattlers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Desert Mountain back to even at 4-4-1. As for North Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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