The Arizona College Prep Knights will take on the Eastmark Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Arizona College Prep humbled Estrella Foothills with a 62-28 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Evan Heinrich was a one-man wrecking crew for Arizona College Prep as he threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Kash Lambert was another key player, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arizona College Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Estrella Foothills only rushed for 82.
Arizona College Prep wouldn't let Estrella Foothills keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Evan Fuller led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Cam Mitchell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Eastmark, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-0 victory over Mesquite. The high-scoring effort was just what the Firebirds needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Arizona College Prep now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Eastmark, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Arizona College Prep and Eastmark were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but Arizona College Prep suffered an agonizing 22-21 loss. Will Arizona College Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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