Football Preview: Marcos de Niza Padres vs. Lake Havasu Knights
The Marcos de Niza Padres will head out to challenge the Lake Havasu Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Marcos de Niza ended up a good deal behind Snowflake and lost 24-10. While losing is never fun, the Padres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Lobos are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Lake Havasu was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of St. Mary's.
Lake Havasu's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Gavin Briggs, who gained 148 total yards, and Tripp Burke, who threw for 174 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Marcos de Niza and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Lake Havasu, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Marcos de Niza and Lake Havasu were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Marcos de Niza came up empty-handed after a 21-20 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Briggs, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Marcos de Niza knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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