With a playoff game on the line, Desert Edge rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Cactus Cobras by a score of 28-19. The win was familiar territory for the Scorpions who have now won four contests in a row.
Blake Roskopf had a dynamite game for Desert Edge, throwing for 262 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Roskopf a new career-high in rushing yards. Malakai Moala was another key player, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Desert Edge wouldn't let Cactus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece. Iyod Selph also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Jerry Washington was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making eight total tackles.
Despite the loss, Cactus still got an impressive performance from Antonio Casias, who threw for 165 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 78 yards. A healthy portion of Casias' aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Julian (Juju) Stubblefield.
Desert Edge is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.8 points per game. As for Cactus, they moved to 10-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Desert Edge nor Cactus have any future games scheduled.
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