Two dominant signal callers in Lexi Harper and Lilah Barton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against the Gilbert Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Desert Ridge: 14, Gilbert: 10.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Desert Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Red Mountain, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Desert Ridge was ranked 18th). Desert Ridge received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 23-7 to Red Mountain. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Gilbert never let their opponents score on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 14-0 victory over Chandler. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The critical scores for Gilbert came from Jalyssa Guerrero and Khalia Dana.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gilbert's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Savanna Young was the leader with two.
Desert Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Gilbert, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Desert Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Gilbert in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 6-3. Does Desert Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gilbert turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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