Cactus and Desert Edge are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Cactus Cobras will head out to challenge the Desert Edge Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Cactus' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Sunrise Mountain, posting a 53-0 win. The match marked the Cobras' most dominant victory of the season.
Cactus' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Antonio Casias led the charge by throwing for 291 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Tayejion Player helped Casias out on the ground, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown.
Cactus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sunrise Mountain only rushed for 105.
Meanwhile, Desert Edge's contest on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They blew past Canyon View 28-5. Considering the Scorpions have won four matchups by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Desert Edge came from Tj Tucker, David Cabrera, Travion Dixson, and Elijah Sherbin-Fox.
Desert Edge's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Jerry Washington was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Washington is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Cactus pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Desert Edge, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Cactus has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Desert Edge, though, as they've been averaging only 84.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Cactus didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Desert Edge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cactus since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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