The Deer Valley Skyhawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Maryvale Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Deer Valley has eight straight victories, Maryvale has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Deer Valley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Copper Canyon 50-0. Considering the Skyhawks have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Deer Valley can attribute much of their success to Tyler Lebaron, who threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.3% of his passes. Lebaron has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Marcus Johnson was in the mix too, providing Deer Valley with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Maryvale challenged Alhambra on Friday. Maryvale was beaten by Alhambra 30-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Panthers were not able to get on the board.
Deer Valley's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Maryvale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Deer Valley against Maryvale in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 47-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deer Valley 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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