Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marana). They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat the Desert Vista Thunder 42-13. With that victory, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 25.9 points per game.
A big part of Marana's win came down to the chemistry between Ella Joplin and her top target Sadie Brown. Joplin threw for 400 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.5% of her passes while Brown picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Brown showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards. Another player making a difference was Malaysia Roebuck, who picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Marana didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jadie Gonzalez, Brown, and Adrian Griffin picked up one apiece.
The victory was the eighth in a row for Marana, bringing their record for this year to 13-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.4 points per game. As for Desert Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Marana will be playing in front of their home fans against Millennium at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Marana: 6.3, Millennium: 5.6) so any points scored will be well earned. Desert Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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