Football Preview: Thunderbird Titans vs. St. Mary's Knights
Thunderbird and St. Mary are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Thunderbird Titans will host the St. Mary's Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thunderbird's defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so St. Mary's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Thunderbird made easy work of Northwest Christian and carried off a 34-10 win. Considering the Titans have won eight matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Elijah Little continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 196 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 61 yards. Another player making a difference was Andrew Cohill, who threw for 207 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Thunderbird was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwest Christian only rushed for 65.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Mary's, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They strolled past Buckeye with points to spare last Thursday, taking the game 21-7.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Thunderbird, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Everything came up roses for Thunderbird against St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 29-0 win. Will Thunderbird repeat their success, or does St. Mary's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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