The Poston Butte Broncos will face off against the Eastmark Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poston Butte is looking for their season's first win.
Poston Butte's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Snowflake on Friday. They were dealt a 41-0 defeat at the hands of the Lobos. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Lobos are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Eastmark was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 39-34 to Mesquite. The Firebirds gained 127 more yards on the day, but it was the Wildcats that made the best use of them.
Poston Butte will need to focus on slowing down Kyson Lunt, one of several Eastmark players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 162 receiving yards and two TDs. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaiden Virani, who rushed for 178 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
Eastmark didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brent Glover and Jaxin Hawkins.
Eastmark's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Poston Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Poston Butte beat Eastmark 18-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Do the Broncos have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Firebirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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