The Verrado Vipers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Marcos de Niza Padres at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Verrado on the road against Sunrise Mountain as the squad secured a 49-13 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-7.
Verrado can attribute much of their success to Chase Gieszler, who threw for 286 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing, and Jack Isidore, who gained 153 total yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Isidore is now averaging an impressive 100.4 rushing yards per game. Deriece Brown was in the mix as well, providing Verrado with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything went Marcos de Niza's way against Apache Junction on Thursday as Marcos de Niza made off with a 40-19 win.
Verrado pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Marcos de Niza, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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