Chaparral is 1-6 against Centennial since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Chaparral Firebirds will host the Centennial Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Chaparral lost to Saguaro at home by a 35-21 margin. The Firebirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Centennial faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Centennial fell 31-21 to Queen Creek.
The losing side was boosted by Kainan Manna, who threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Chaparral now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Chaparral took a serious blow against Centennial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 56-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manna, who threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes. Now that Chaparral knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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