The Glendale Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Youngker Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Glendale is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Peoria on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Glendale was beaten by Peoria 47-19. The Cardinals gained 110 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
Even though they lost, Glendale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Youngker was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 26-21 to Moon Valley. The defeat continues a trend for the Roughriders in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now lost three in a row.
Glendale has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Youngker, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Glendale beat Youngker 43-31 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Youngker's Jantzen Ginger, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Glendale to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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