The Catalina Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Tanque Verde Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catalina has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 11 straight defeats, while Tanque Verde will come in with three straight victories.
Catalina's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bisbee on Friday. They came up short against the Pumas, falling 26-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tanque Verde). They blew past Palo Verde, posting a 56-12 win on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Rocco Haggard was a one-man wrecking crew for Tanque Verde as he threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Haggard also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tanque Verde was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Tanque Verde's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dylan Lewis and Haggard. The dominant performance also gave Haggard a new career-high in rushing yards. Tanque Verde got some further help from Anthony Torgeson: he forced a fumble and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Catalina's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Tanque Verde, their record is now 3-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Catalina has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tanque Verde struggles in that department as they've been averaging 197.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Catalina took a serious blow against Tanque Verde in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 58-0. Can Catalina avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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