For the first time this season, Cactus will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will take on the Apollo Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cactus will be strutting in after a win while Apollo will be coming in after a defeat.
Cactus is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Sunnyslope 52-35 on Friday. The Cobras pushed the score to 45-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Robert Bell had another great game (as he tends to do), picking up 145 receiving yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 106 yards and one score. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 94 yards. Jeremiah Angulo was in the mix too, providing Cactus with three TDs.
Cactus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Moncivaiz and Isaiah Johns. Another thorn in Sunnyslope's side was Jayden Campos, who made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended one pass.
Meanwhile, Apollo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by Chaparral 46-7. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-7.
Cactus will have to contain Mila Chieg as he made an impact in Apollo's last game. He picked up 100 receiving yards and one score.
Cactus pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.8 points over those games. As for Apollo, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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