Football Preview: Marana Tigers vs. Casa Grande Cougars
The Marana Tigers will face off against the Casa Grande Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Marana's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Casa Grande has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Marana's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Ironwood Ridge 49-0. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Colten Meyer
| 10/03/25 @ Ironwood Ridge | 156.8 |
| 09/12/25 @ Yuma Catholic | 151.1 |
| 11/01/24 @ Desert View | 149 |
| 09/27/24 @ Canyon del Oro | 144.9 |
| 09/20/24 vs Mountain View | 142.1 |
Colten Meyer produced another solid effort throwing for 283 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also punching in one score on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (156.8). Jeremiah Harris helped Meyer out on the ground, rushing for 121 yards and one TD while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Marana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 45 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 175.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marana's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Justin Elder was the leader with 2.5. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more sacks the last three times he's played. Jeffrey Smith III got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande ended up a good deal behind Tucson High Magnet School on Friday and lost 48-33.
Marana will have to keep a close watch on Ben Matecki and Cameron Armstrong, a pair of players who had a big impact on Casa Grande's prior game. Matecki threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, while Armstrong gained 95 total yards.
Casa Grande's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Marana, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Marana against Casa Grande in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 45-0 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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