Football Preview: Willcox Cowboys vs. Tombstone Yellow Jackets
Willcox has gone 7-2 against Tombstone recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Willcox Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tombstone Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Willcox will be strutting in after a win while Tombstone will be coming in after a loss.
Willcox is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 65-12 victory over Santa Rita on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cowboys considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Willcox found their leader in underclassman Kaleb Cooke, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Cooke a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Willcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Willcox's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Landon Ward and Remington Todd.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Tombstone was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell just short of Benson by a score of 14-12.
Jabari Thomas put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win got Willcox back to even at 2-2. As for Tombstone, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Willcox skirted past Tombstone 23-20 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Willcox repeat their success, or does Tombstone have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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