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The Arizona Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. The two teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Arizona's strategy against Northern Arizona on Saturday. Arizona strolled past Northern Arizona with points to spare, taking the game 38-3. Arizona pushed the score to 35-3 by the end of the third, a deficit Northern Arizona had nochance of recovering from.
QB Jayden de Laura looked spectacular while leading his team to the win, throwing for 285 yards and three touchdowns on 24 attempts. Securing the other side of the line was S Dalton Johnson, who stumped the offense to the tune of five tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you post 317 more yards than your opponent, a fact Mississippi State proved on Saturday. Everything went their way against SE Louisiana as they made off with a 48-7 win. Mississippi State pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit SE Louisiana had littlechance of recovering from.
Arizona will need to dig deep on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. They finished last season with an even 6-6 record against the spread.
Arizona lost to Mississippi State on the road by a decisive 39-17 margin in their previous matchup last September. Can Arizona avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
