The Eastmark Firebirds will face off against the Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Desert Sunrise is facing Eastmark at the wrong time: Eastmark suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 18-7 to the Broncos.
Meanwhile, a victory for Desert Sunrise just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 41-12 loss at the hands of Arcadia. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Titans are ranked 33rd).
Although Desert Sunrise took the loss, they still got scores from Zamari Mccoy-Denton and Tabari Crawford.
Eastmark's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-4. As for Desert Sunrise, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Eastmark against Desert Sunrise when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 58-6 win. Does Eastmark have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Sunrise turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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