Football Preview: Moon Valley Rockets vs. Glendale Cardinals
The Moon Valley Rockets will challenge the Glendale Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Moon Valley came up short against Peoria and fell 32-21.
Despite their defeat, Moon Valley saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jahvandre Zuhri, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, was perhaps the best of all. Zuhri really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Tristen Ely also helped out as he racked up 104 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Moon Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Moon Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tayvon Auzenne and Jurmain Rucker. Rucker also made five total tackles, which is notable because Moon Valley is 4-2 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Glendale also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Youngker by a score of 33-20. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The losing side was boosted by Michael Anguiano, who threw for 188 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Glendale's record now sits at 2-7. As for Moon Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Moon Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Glendale in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 47-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moon Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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