Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Show Low). They breezed by the Fountain Hills Falcons on the road to the tune of 47-7 on Friday. With the Cougars ahead 33-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Show Low was led to victory by Jett Walker and Perkins Kash. Walker rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while Kash threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Walker also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass. Chris Yorksmith did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 90 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Show Low was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Show Low didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Karter Alexander and Dane Roosma. What's more, Roosma also racked up 22 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
With the win, Show Low broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. As for Fountain Hills, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Show Low will welcome Monument Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monument Valley will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Show Low surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fountain Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Morenci at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fountain Hills is facing Morenci at the right time seeing as Morenci is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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