After each having a week off, the Chaparral Firebirds and the Saguaro Sabercats will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Chaparral is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Pinnacle last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chaparral had to suffer through a 45-14 loss at the hands of Pinnacle. The Firebirds were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Gavin Mesa, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 88 yards. Another player making a difference was Jayce Wilson, who gained 112 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Saguaro was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 30-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Centennial.
Saguaro might have lost, but man, Marcel Jones was a machine: he rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 158 yards and a touchdown.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Saguaro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Chaparral came up short against Saguaro when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 38-28. Thankfully for Chaparral, Jaedon Matthews (who rushed for 65 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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