Football Preview: ALA - Gilbert North Eagles vs. Cactus Cobras
The ALA - Gilbert North Eagles will face off against the Cactus Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
ALA - Gilbert North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Campo Verde to the tune of 42-7. Considering the Eagles have won five contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Conner White had a dynamite game for ALA - Gilbert North, throwing for 160 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 62 yards. White is becoming a predictor of ALA - Gilbert North's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Isaac Massey was another key player, picking up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to ALA - Gilbert North's defense and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kody Thorley and Kutter Thorley, who racked up four sacks between them. Kutter also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Cactus strolled past Kellis with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-6.
Cactus' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tayejion Player, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, and Antonio Casias, who threw for 214 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (88 yards to be exact) went to Julian (Juju) Stubblefield.
Cactus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kellis only rushed for 99.
ALA - Gilbert North has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.2 points per game. As for Cactus, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as ALA - Gilbert North and Cactus have no problem gaining yardage. ALA - Gilbert North has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 350.1 total yards per game. However, it's not like Cactus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 363.9. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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