Football Preview: Poston Butte Broncos vs. Marcos de Niza Padres
The Poston Butte Broncos will venture away from home to square off against the Marcos de Niza Padres at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poston Butte will be strutting in after a victory while Marcos de Niza will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Poston Butte didn't have too much trouble with Gila Ridge as they won 40-21. The Broncos pushed the score to 34-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hawks cut but never quite recovered from.
Poston Butte got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Evan Moore out in front who rushed for 138 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Jaylen Brooks, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Poston Butte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Marcos de Niza was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Eastmark, falling 39-3. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
Poston Butte is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.8 points per game. As for Marcos de Niza, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Poston Butte against Marcos de Niza in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 49-12 victory. In that match, Poston Butte amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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