After both having extra time off, the Phoenix Christian Cougars and the Cactus Shadows Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Phoenix Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Desert Christian by a score of 45-32 last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Cactus Shadows had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five two weeks ago. They blew past the Rattlers 45-23.
Phoenix Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Cactus Shadows, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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