Football Preview: Cactus Cobras vs. ALA - Gilbert North Eagles
The Cactus Cobras will challenge the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cactus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
Cactus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 21-6 win over Kellis. Winning may never get old, but the Cobras sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Tayejion Player and Antonio Casias were among the main playmakers for Cactus as the former rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown and the latter threw for 214 yards and a touchdown. 88 of those passing yards were hauled in by Julian (Juju) Stubblefield.
Cactus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kellis only rushed for 99.
Meanwhile, ALA - Gilbert North waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their game with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over the Coyotes. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 28 points or more this season.
Conner White had an outrageously good game as he threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards. He has become a key player for ALA - Gilbert North: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Isaac Massey, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was ALA - Gilbert North's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kody Thorley and Kutter Thorley, who racked up four sacks between them. Kutter also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
ALA - Gilbert North is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.2 points per game. As for Cactus, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Cactus and ALA - Gilbert North have no problem gaining yardage. Cactus has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 363.9 total yards per game. However, it's not like ALA - Gilbert North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 350.1. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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