Flag Football Game Preview: ALA - Queen Creek Patriots vs. Crismon Rattlers + Official Tickets

The ALA - Queen Creek Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Crismon Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. ALA - Queen Creek's defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so Crismon's offense will have their work cut out for them.

ALA - Queen Creek's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Eastmark on Wednesday. They lost 21-0 to the Firebirds. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona flag football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Firebirds are ranked ninth).

Sadie Nielson

Total Tackles

10/22/25 @ Eastmark	9
10/21/25 vs Goldwater	10
10/16/25 @ Combs	7

Even if they lost, ALA - Queen Creek's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Sadie Nielson and Addison Cooley, who racked up five sacks between them. Nielson has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last three times she's played.

Meanwhile, Crismon came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 17-0 victory over the Eagles. Give the Rattlers' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Crismon's win came from a few key players ALA - Queen Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Skylar DaCosta, who threw for 196 yards and one touchdown, and also punched in one rushing score. She also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles and defending one pass.

Crismon's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they moved to 4-4 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.