The Deer Valley Skyhawks will head out to face off against the Chaparral Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Saturday, Deer Valley came up short against Thunderbird and fell 27-14. The Skyhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Deer Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Gavin Youngker and Adan Sanchez.
Meanwhile, Chaparral had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Apollo 46-7 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Firebirds just coasted through the last quarter.
Deer Valley better focus on containing Jayce Wilson and Ryan Trocki as the pair were huge in Chaparral's win. Wilson gained 275 total yards and four touchdowns, while Trocki threw for 236 yards and five TDs. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards (101).
Chaparral's run defense was locked in: Apollo could only muster 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Anders Norgaard for the heroic effort on defense: he. Chaparral didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.1.
Chaparral didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luca Ugenti and Norgaard. Norgaard also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 12.
Deer Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Chaparral, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
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