A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges the Peoria Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Glendale finally turned things around against Carl Hayden Community on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 27-13 win over the Falcons.
A big part of Glendale's victory came down to the chemistry between Michael Anguiano and his top target Jimmy Pham. Anguiano threw for 213 yards and a touchdown while Pham rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Pham a new career-high in rushing yards. 95 of those passing yards were hauled in by Dominic Owens.
Glendale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Owens and Simon Sinohui. Glendale got some further help from Michael Woods: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Peoria narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Greenway 30-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Cristian Carrillo and Carlos Toscano. Carrillo had a great game on Friday and rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Meanwhile, Toscano was balling out in the loss, rushing for 274 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown.
Glendale's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Peoria, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Glendale ended up a good deal behind Peoria in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 54-40. Will Glendale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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