Football Preview: Alchesay Falcons vs. Globe Tigers
The Alchesay Falcons will take on the Globe Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Alchesay's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Pima on Friday. They were dealt a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Roughriders. It was the first time this season that the Falcons let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Globe was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past ALA - Anthem South 47-12 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three matches by 35 points or more so far this season.
Jaeger Franco went supernova for Globe, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Globe is 2-1 when Franco posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Jeremiah Foster was another key player, gaining 94 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Globe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 203.
Globe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gary Perkins and Esteban Garcia. Perkins is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Alchesay's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Globe, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Alchesay came out on top in a nail-biter against Globe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 18-15. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alchesay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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