The Palo Verde Titans will venture away from home to challenge the Willcox Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Palo Verde focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Palo Verde is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bisbee on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Palo Verde was outmatched by Bisbee at home and fell 47-20. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Palo Verde didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Julian Blackburne and Kameron Pippen. The dominant performance also gave Pippen a new career-high in rushing yards. Another thorn in Bisbee's side was Isaac Ndatimana, who forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Willcox got the win against Tanque Verde on Friday by a conclusive 41-20. The Cowboys might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Willcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Palo Verde now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Willcox, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Palo Verde was dealt a bruising 47-13 loss at the hands of Willcox in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Palo Verde avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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