Football Preview: Palo Verde Titans vs. Tombstone Yellow Jackets
Palo Verde has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Tombstone Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Palo Verde will be strutting in after a win while Tombstone will be coming in after a loss.
Palo Verde will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points last Friday, then bounced right back against Catalina on Friday. Palo Verde put the hurt on Catalina with a sharp 42-22 victory. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Tombstone entered their match against Bisbee on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Tombstone fell 27-18 to Bisbee. The Yellow Jackets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was DJ Elias, who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. Another pass catcher making a difference was Jabari Thomas, who picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win snapped Palo Verde's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. As for Tombstone, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Palo Verde was taken down by Tombstone 40-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Palo Verde, Malachi Keller (who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 53 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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