The Catalina Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Tanque Verde Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Catalina has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Tanque Verde will arrive with three straight wins.
Catalina's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bisbee on Friday. They lost 26-0 to the Pumas.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tanque Verde). They blew past Palo Verde 56-12 on the road on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Hawks with their most commanding win of the season.
Rocco Haggard had an outrageously good game as he threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tanque Verde was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Tanque Verde's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dylan Lewis and Haggard. The dominant performance also gave Haggard a new career-high in rushing yards. Tanque Verde got some further help from Anthony Torgeson: he forced a fumble and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Catalina's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Tanque Verde, their record now sits at 3-1.
Catalina was dealt a bruising 58-0 loss at the hands of Tanque Verde in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Catalina avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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