Football Preview: Marana Tigers vs. Desert Vista Thunder
Two dominant signal callers in Ella Joplin and Jackie Jimenez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Marana Tigers will welcome the Desert Vista Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Marana is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Marana is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Desert Vista, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Marana was ranked second). Marana strolled past Desert Vista with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 24-6. 24 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Marana's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joplin, who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns. Adrian Griffin was Joplin's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Marana didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Griffin and Alyssa Valencia.
Marana's win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.6 points per game. As for Desert Vista, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.
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