Football Preview: Casa Grande Cougars vs. Marana Tigers
Two dominant signal callers in Luke Keeton and Colten Meyer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against the Marana Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Casa Grande is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Buena on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Casa Grande came up short against Buena, falling 66-42. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Marana put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Sunnyside, posting a 47-0 victory on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Blue Devils are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marana's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeffrey Smith 3Rd, who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Darian Dewitt, who gained 70 total yards and two touchdowns.
Casa Grande's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Marana, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Casa Grande was dealt a bruising 42-9 loss at the hands of Marana when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Casa Grande avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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