Football Preview: Douglas Bulldogs vs. Amphitheater Panthers
The Douglas Bulldogs will stay at home for another week and welcome the Amphitheater Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Douglas finally turned things around against Empire on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 42-21 margin over the Ravens. The Bulldogs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Amphitheater brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They breezed by Cholla at home to the tune of 49-20 on Friday. The Panthers pushed the score to 49-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chargers cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Amphitheater to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malique Maro, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Miguel Estrada was another key player, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Amphitheater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Douglas' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Amphitheater, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Douglas was taken down by Amphitheater 47-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Douglas, Rudy Rios (who picked up 132 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 78 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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