Desert Hills entered their tilt with Hurricane on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Hurricane Tigers, posting a 38-7 victory on the road. Considering the Thunder have won four matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Desert Hills' win came down to the chemistry between Gerritt Grondel and his top target Isaac Andresen. Grondel threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Andresen rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.3 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Desert Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Desert Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Hurricane, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Desert Hills will host Cedar at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cedar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season. As for Hurricane, they will take on San Juan at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. San Juan will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Hurricane surely won't give up without a fight.
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