The Eastmark Firebirds's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Palo Verde Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Eastmark focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Tuesday.
Eastmark is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Crismon, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Eastmark was ranked 24th). Eastmark fell just short of Crismon by a score of 20-17. The Firebirds' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Even if they lost, Eastmark's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Kaylee Markle was the leader with two. She also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in Crismon's side was Sophia Garces, who picked up a sack, made five total tackles, and defended four passes.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Desert View on the road and fell 40-0.
Eastmark's loss dropped their record down to 5-4-1. As for Palo Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
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