Glendale is on a four-game streak of home losses, Hoover a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Glendale Nitros will host the Hoover Tornados at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Glendale is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Muir on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Glendale had to suffer through a 71-6 loss at the hands of Muir. While losing is never fun, the Nitros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 903rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 164th).
Meanwhile, Hoover might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Arcadia who claimed the real prize. Hoover and Arcadia were almost perfectly matched up, but Hoover suffered a 23-22 defeat. While the Tornados didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Apaches 6-0 in the first quarter.
Even if they lost, Hoover's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Armen Tovmasyan was especially locked on to Arcadia's QB and sacked him twice.
Glendale's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Hoover, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Glendale took a serious blow against Hoover in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 44-14. Can Glendale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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