Marana's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let the Casa Grande Cougars onto the board and left with a 45-0 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 33 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marana to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeffrey Smith3Rd, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Colten Meyer, who threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.9% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Marana's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Greg Webb and Hayden Utley, who racked up five sacks between them. Webb is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Marana's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Casa Grande, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.
Marana will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Buena at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Casa Grande, they will venture away from home to take on Sunnyside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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