Cactus had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They strolled past the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions with points to spare, taking the game 21-7. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Cobras were the (much) better team in the second half.
Robert Bell was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 146 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards.
Jayson Burkhard
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Cactus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayson Burkhard and Jordan Marrufo. Burkhard is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Coming up, Cactus will look to defend their home field on Friday against Millennium at 7:00 p.m. As for Mountain Ridge, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will face off against Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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