Two dominant signal callers in Jackie Jimenez and Ella Joplin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Vista Thunder will head out to challenge the Marana Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Desert Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Marana, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Desert Vista was ranked 24th). Desert Vista lost to Marana at home by a 24-6 margin on Wednesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marana to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joplin, who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns. 90 of those passing yards were hauled in by Adrian Griffin, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Marana's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nami Singer.
Marana pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.6 points per game. As for Desert Vista, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.
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