Even though The Camelback Spartans have not done well against the Fairfax Stampede recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Camelback walked away with a 22-13 victory over Fairfax. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but Camelback was the (much) better team in the second half.
The critical scores for Camelback came from Jaylen Gillis, Mason Penrod, and Pharis Jenkins.
The win makes it two in a row for Camelback and bumps their season record up to 4-5. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-9 Fairfax and 2-7 South Mountain. As for Fairfax, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Camelback will be playing at home against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games. As for Fairfax, they will head out on the road to face off against Browne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Browne is on a four-game streak of home losses, Fairfax a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
