After each having a week off, the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots and the Queen Creek Bulldogs will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
ALA - Queen Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Desert Vista to the tune of 49-7 last Friday. The Patriots not only won last Friday, but they posted their biggest win since September 6, 2024 (when they won 56-7).
Britton Dewitt had a dynamite game, throwing for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in one score on the ground. Bobby Nesbit helped Dewitt out on the ground, rushing for 93 yards and one TD on only 11 carries.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Queen Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They took down Corona del Sol 28-14 last Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Aztecs: they've now won three in a row.
Queen Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Rj Jackson, Henry Leavitt, and Colton Cox picked up one apiece. Leavitt has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
ALA - Queen Creek's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Queen Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for ALA - Queen Creek against Queen Creek in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 42-7 win. In that game, the Patriots amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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