Carl Hayden Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 27-13 to the Glendale Cardinals. The Falcons lost against the Cardinals in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 61-12 score last time.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Miles Woods, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Carl Hayden Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Even if they lost, Carl Hayden Community's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Steven Yovish was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
A big part of Glendale's win 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. Those 130 rushing yards gave Pham a new career-high. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Dominic Owens.
Carl Hayden Community's record now sits at 1-6. As for Glendale, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5.
Carl Hayden Community will head out to square off against Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Glendale, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against Peoria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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