After each having a week off, the Maryvale Panthers and the Copper Canyon Aztecs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maryvale is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Maryvale is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Estrella Foothills last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Maryvale was outmatched by Estrella Foothills at home and fell 41-6. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Copper Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Washington.
Although Copper Canyon took the loss, they still got scores from Javian Wright, Malaki Rodriguez, and Nolan Huizar.
Maryvale's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Copper Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-5.
Maryvale strolled past Copper Canyon when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 25-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maryvale 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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