The Desert Mountain Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Campo Verde Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Mountain will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Desert Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Cactus 44-0 at home on Friday. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Desert Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryce Herges led the charge by rushing for 23 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 184 yards and a touchdown.
Desert Mountain's defense stepped up as well, laying out Antonio Casias. five times. In that department, Hayden Sergi was the leader with two sacks. Desert Mountain got some further help from Elijah Banquil: he picked up 0.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble in addition to snagging an interception.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Desert Mountain, adding 14 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Alex Weeks: he added nine points with three field goals, and another five kicking extra points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-3, which was the final score in Campo Verde's tilt against Highland on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Coyotes in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Desert Mountain pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Campo Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Desert Mountain strolled past Campo Verde in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Mountain since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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