The Arrowhead Christian Eagles will square off against the Anaheim Colonists at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Arrowhead Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Nogales by a score of 58-50. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Cole Fornelli continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 285 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. His passing game has become a key predictor of Arrowhead Christian's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 3-4 otherwise. Arrowhead Christian also got a significant boost from Max Hilliard, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 126 yards.
Another reason for the win was Arrowhead Christian's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Riley Ramos was the leader with two. Micah Roth was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Anaheim entered their tilt with Miller on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 21-10 win over the Rebels.
Anaheim can attribute much of their success to Jason Garrett, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Eduardo Guardado, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Anaheim was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Anaheim's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Arrowhead Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
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