Notre Dame Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were dealt a 54-7 loss at the hands of the Mountain Pointe Pride. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Pride are ranked 18th).
When it comes to explaining why Notre Dame Prep lost, don't look at Lily McCracken. Despite the final result, she rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave McCracken a new career-high in rushing yards.
It was another big night for Amaya Moreno, who threw for 450 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 63 yards for Mountain Pointe. Moriah Green was Moreno's top target, picking up 208 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Notre Dame Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Mountain Pointe, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Notre Dame Prep will head out to square off against Thunderbird at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thunderbird is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Notre Dame Prep will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Mountain Pointe, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Desert Mountain at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Pointe's defense has only allowed 4.4 points per game this season, so Desert Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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