The Glendale Cardinals will host the Moon Valley Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Glendale came up short against Youngker and fell 33-20. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Glendale saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Michael Anguiano threw for 188 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Moon Valley also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Peoria by a score of 32-21.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Ayomide Ogundipe and Javon Bell. Bell had a great game on Friday and rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Ogundipe did his best for the losing side, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Even though they lost, Moon Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Moon Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tayvon Auzenne and Jurmain Rucker. Rucker also made five total tackles, which is notable because Moon Valley is 4-2 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Glendale's record now sits at 2-7. As for Moon Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Glendale came up short against Moon Valley when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 47-42. Will Glendale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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