Desert Edge had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They strolled past the Cactus Cobras with points to spare, taking the game 21-6. This was payback for the Scorpions, who suffered a 33-27 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Desert Edge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Byron Brandon, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Those 86 rushing yards gave Brandon a new career-high. Blake Roskopf was another key player, having thrown for 272 yards and two touchdowns.
Desert Edge's defense stepped up as well, laying out Antonio Casias. six times. Cactus' QB won't forget Elijah Sherbin-Fox anytime soon given he sacked him four times. Iyod Selph was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Desert Edge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Cactus, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
Desert Edge will head out to take on Verrado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 863 yards in their previous games. As for Cactus, they will be playing at home against Millennium at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cactus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
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