Marcos de Niza has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Poston Butte Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Marcos de Niza focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Marcos de Niza is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Eastmark on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Marcos de Niza was dealt a 39-3 loss at the hands of Eastmark. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
Meanwhile, Poston Butte didn't have too much trouble with Gila Ridge on Friday as they won 40-21. The Broncos pushed the score to 34-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hawks cut but never quite recovered from.
Poston Butte got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Evan Moore out in front who rushed for 138 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Jaylen Brooks, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Poston Butte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Poston Butte is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.8 points per game. As for Marcos de Niza, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
Marcos de Niza was taken down by Poston Butte 49-12 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Marcos de Niza was down 28-0.
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