It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Empire duke it out with the Thatcher at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Empire came up short against Safford on Monday, falling 12-2. The Ravens haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Thatcher's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to Safford. Considering the last time the Eagles couldn't score was back in December of 2024, the team can't take the result too hard.
Thatcher's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-3. As for Empire, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11-1.
Empire might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Thatcher when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Empire avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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