With a playoff game on the line, Marana rose to the challenge on Saturday. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Millennium Tigers 17-16. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Marana also won the last time the pair played back in October.
The critical scores for Marana came from Sadie Brown and Malaysia Roebuck.
Marana didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Madison Myers-Rebidas and Roxi Singer.
The victory (which was Marana's ninth in a row) raised their record to 14-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.6 points per game. As for Millennium, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-4 record.
Marana wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 13-9 loss against Red Mountain on the 20th. Millennium does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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