After flying high against Catalina last Friday, Palo Verde came back down to earth. The Palo Verde Titans were outmatched by the Tombstone Yellow Jackets at home and fell 49-14. The Titans were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Palo Verde took the loss, they still got scores from Kameron Pippen and Daniel Ortiz.
Even if they lost, Palo Verde's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Gabriel Pratoomratana was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
It was another big night for DJ Elias, who threw for 338 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries for Tombstone. Elias has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Jabari Thomas was Elias' top target, picking up 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Palo Verde has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Tombstone, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Palo Verde nor Tombstone have any future games scheduled.
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