The Eastmark Firebirds are taking a road trip to square off against the Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastmark has three straight wins, Desert Sunrise has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eastmark's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Thursday, when they got past Westview's usually-dominant defense. Eastmark took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 33-6 victory over Westview. The result was nothing new for the Firebirds, who have now won three games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Eastmark can attribute much of their success to Kinsley McCarty, who picked up 178 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Paige McCrabb, who threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes. McCarty was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 52 yards.
Eastmark didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kimora Sopoaga-Kaiawei and McCarty.
Meanwhile, Desert Sunrise fell victim to Mountain View and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 21-0 to the Mountain Lions.
Eastmark's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Desert Sunrise, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Eastmark won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in September of 2023, slipping by Desert Sunrise 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastmark since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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