After flying high against Nogales last Friday, Maricopa came back down to earth. The Maricopa Rams lost 34-14 to the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rams of the 28-14 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Maricopa wouldn't let Tucson High Magnet School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Maricopa can thank Izaac Lopez and Ruben White for forcing both of them. Lopez also snagged an interception, which is notable because Maricopa is 3-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.
Noah Chanez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Tucson High Magnet School, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 37 receiving yards.
Maricopa's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Tucson High Magnet School, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maricopa will welcome Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maricopa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season. As for Tucson High Magnet School, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Flowing Wells at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tucson High Magnet School is facing Flowing Wells at the right time seeing as Flowing Wells is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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