The Desert Edge Scorpions will head out to face off against the Cactus Cobras at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Desert Edge sitting on three straight wins and Cactus on four.
Desert Edge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Verrado by a score of 27-14.
One reason for the win was Desert Edge's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Jerry Washington led the group effort, picking up 3.5 of those sacks all by himself. Washington is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Cactus faced ALA - Gilbert North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Cactus sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 38-35 victory over ALA - Gilbert North.
It was another big night for Julian (Juju) Stubblefield, who picked up 216 receiving yards. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 51 yards. Gabriel Sotelo got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Cactus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Sotelo picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Another thorn in ALA - Gilbert North's side was Talon Staggs, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Desert Edge is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.2 points per game. As for Cactus, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Desert Edge strolled past Cactus in their previous matchup back in November by a score of 21-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Edge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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