The Douglas Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Amphitheater Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Douglas nor Amphitheater posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Douglas is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Mica Mountain just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a blow against the Thunderbolts, falling 40-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-13, which was the final score in Amphitheater's tilt against Catalina Foothills on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.
Amphitheater's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Douglas, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything went Douglas' way against Amphitheater when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Douglas made off with a 35-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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