The Camelback Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Cesar Chavez Champions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Camelback ended up a good deal behind Desert Edge and lost 24-6.
Meanwhile, Cesar Chavez was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Fairfax 52-7 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Champions.
Mason Penrod had a dynamite game for Cesar Chavez, throwing for 246 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Nevin Reed also helped out with an impressive 131 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cesar Chavez was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Cesar Chavez's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Mj Woodberry, Eddie Serna, and Myles Johnson picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. Another thorn in Fairfax's side was Tyes Graves, who picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Camelback now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Cesar Chavez, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Camelback couldn't quite finish off Cesar Chavez in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Camelback avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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