The Catalina Trojans will square off against the Tanque Verde Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Catalina has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Tanque Verde will arrive with three straight wins.
Catalina's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bisbee on Friday. They lost 26-0 to the Pumas.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tanque Verde). They blew past Palo Verde 56-12 on the road on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Hawks with their most commanding win of the season.
Rocco Haggard went supernova for Tanque Verde, throwing for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave Haggard a new career-high in rushing yards.
Catalina's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Tanque Verde, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Catalina took a serious blow against Tanque Verde in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 58-0. Can Catalina avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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