The Tempe Buffaloes will challenge the Moon Valley Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, Tempe came up short against Greenway and fell 28-21. The loss continues a trend for the Buffaloes in their meetings with the Demons: they've now lost three in a row.
Tempe might have lost, but man, Mark Jackson was a machine: he picked up 172 receiving yards and one TD. Jackson was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 66 yards.
Tempe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mark Reed and CJ Brown.
Meanwhile, Moon Valley played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 49-8 defeat at the hands of Marcos de Niza. The Rockets were down 28-0 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Moon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Tempe, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Tempe took their victory against Moon Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 22-0 score. Do the Buffaloes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rockets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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