The Cesar Chavez Champions will challenge the Camelback Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Camelback took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Cesar Chavez, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Cesar Chavez on the road against Fairfax as the team secured a 52-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Champions.
Cesar Chavez found their leader in underclassman Mason Penrod, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Peyton Stokes was another key player, picking up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cesar Chavez was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Cesar Chavez's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Mj Woodberry, Eddie Serna, and Myles Johnson picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. Cesar Chavez got some further help from Tyes Graves: he picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Camelback ended up a good deal behind Desert Edge on Thursday and lost 24-6.
Cesar Chavez's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Camelback, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Cesar Chavez skirted past Camelback 8-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Cesar Chavez repeat their success, or does Camelback have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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