On Monday, Millennium faced Marana in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Millennium Tigers fell 24-17 to the Marana Tigers. Millennium's defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Although Millennium took the loss, they still got scores from Jaiya Davis and Mackenzie Rubel.
Millennium didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Andrea Carmona.
Ella Joplin was the offensive standout of the contest as she threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of her passes. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times she's played.
Millennium's loss dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Marana, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Millennium will head out on the road to take on Xavier College Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Millennium's defense has only allowed 6.4 points per game this season, so Xavier College Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Marana, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 20-0 win against Sunnyside on the 29th.
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