Football Preview: Crismon Rattlers vs. Palo Verde Titans
The Crismon Rattlers will challenge the Palo Verde Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crismon has four straight wins, Palo Verde has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Crismon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Thunderbird 48-7 at home on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Rattlers, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Crismon found their leader in underclassman Sophia Saldivar, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 115 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Saldivar.
Crismon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayah Andree and Saldivar.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Palo Verde's offense. They took a blow against Sunnyside on Thursday, falling 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 26th).
Crismon's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Palo Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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