Football Preview: Arizona College Prep Knights vs. Marana Tigers
Arizona College Prep is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Marana is on a 12-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Arizona College Prep Knights will welcome the Marana Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Arizona College Prep: 13.9, Marana: 7.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Arizona College Prep earned a 23-10 victory over McClintock.
Meanwhile, Marana faced Basha in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Marana was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Basha. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Marana had strong showings from Malaysia Roebuck, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Ella Joplin, who threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of her passes. Roebuck didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended a pass. Adrian Griffin got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Marana didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Griffin picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Arizona College Prep's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Marana, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
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