San Tan Foothills lost against Florence back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The San Tan Foothills Sabercats were dealt a 42-13 defeat at the hands of the Florence Gophers. The Sabercats were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, San Tan Foothills had strong showings from Holden Mikeworth, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and Dalton Norman, who rushed for 42 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: San Tan Foothills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Florence's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Malik Smith, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. Logan Stenson was another key player, throwing for 117 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
This is the second loss in a row for San Tan Foothills and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Florence, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
San Tan Foothills will venture away from home to take on Apache Junction at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Tan Foothills is facing Apache Junction at the right time seeing as Apache Junction is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Florence, they will host Rio Rico at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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