Arcadia has won 11 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Arizona College Prep has won 11 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Arcadia Titans will welcome the Arizona College Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. Arcadia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
Arcadia is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Vista Grande just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They and the Spartans were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered an 8-7 loss. The matchup marked the Titans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Ryan Jimenez, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Arizona College Prep against Mesquite on Friday as the team secured a 64-22 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 30 points or more this season.
Arizona College Prep found their leader in sophomore Gunnar Schmidt, who threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Schmidt a new career-high in rushing yards (ten). Another player making a difference was Evan Heinrich, who threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Arcadia's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-1. As for Arizona College Prep, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-1.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Braylen Rooney and Heinrich. Rooney just won't slow down this season and has averaged 186.8 passing yards per game. Heinrich has been a dominant force too and has thrown 23 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 176.7 passing yards per game.
Everything came up roses for Arcadia against Arizona College Prep in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 27-0 victory. Does Arcadia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arizona College Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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