The Casa Grande Cougars will challenge the Vista Grande Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Casa Grande has seven straight victories, Vista Grande has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Casa Grande is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Maricopa: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Casa Grande blew Maricopa out of the water with a 52-3 final score. Considering the Cougars have won seven contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Casa Grande's win came down to the chemistry between Kayla Tacker and her top target Sarah Mountz. Tacker picked up 199 receiving yards and three touchdowns while Mountz threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns. Mountz also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making two total tackles.
Casa Grande didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lynisee Armstrong and Tacker.
Meanwhile, Vista Grande fell victim to Nogales and their airtight defense on Saturday. They took a blow against the Apaches, falling 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Apaches are ranked 35th).
Casa Grande pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Vista Grande, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Casa Grande against Vista Grande in their previous meeting on October 8th, as the squad secured a 49-0 win. Does Casa Grande have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vista Grande turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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