The Combs Coyotes will challenge the ALA - West Foothills Guardians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, Combs narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Eastmark 21-19.
One reason for the win was Combs' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Samuel Pearson with 2.5. Combs got some further help from Levi Anglin: he made 12 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and ALA - West Foothills had no trouble coming through when it counted. They breezed past Youngker to the tune of 40-0 on Friday. Considering the Guardians have won four contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Combs better keep an eye on Kenyon Rosenthal. He was instrumental in ALA - West Foothills' win, rushing for 144 yards and one touchdown on only 12 carries, while also picking up 80 receiving yards and one score. Rosenthal's longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
ALA - West Foothills' run defense was locked in: Youngker could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Matthew Lee for the heroic effort on defense: he. ALA - West Foothills' run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.54 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 8.87 on average over their last five games.
ALA - West Foothills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Cole Nuanez led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Another thorn in Youngker's side was Lee, who forced two fumbles and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Combs' victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for ALA - West Foothills, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
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