The ALA - West Foothills Guardians will take on the Sabino Sabercats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (ALA - West Foothills has seven straight victories, Sabino has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, ALA - West Foothills took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 37-7 win over Yuma. The result was nothing new for the Guardians, who have now won five matchups by 30 points or more so far this season.
ALA - West Foothills' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kenyon Rosenthal, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Those 95 rushing yards gave Rosenthal a new career-high. Amr Hassan was in the mix too, providing ALA - West Foothills with two touchdowns.
ALA - West Foothills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hassan and Iziic Morales. Hunter Cotten was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for Sabino just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 41-12 loss at the hands of Thatcher.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Zachari Haley and Kody Bingham. Bingham had a great game and rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Meanwhile, Haley was balling out in the loss, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
ALA - West Foothills' victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Sabino, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
ALA - West Foothills suffered a grim 42-21 defeat to Sabino when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for ALA - West Foothills, Cameron Hackworth (who threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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