After two games on the road, Cienega is heading back home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats dukes it out withthe Marana Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cienega will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Cienega finally turned things around against Desert View on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 34-19 victory over the Jaguars.
Ledainean Moore was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Those 167 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Julian Hainley was another key player, throwing for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cienega was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cienega's defense and their four sacks. Andrei Davis-Lopez was especially locked on to Desert View's QB and sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, Marana put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Casa Grande 45-0 at home. Considering the Tigers have won five games by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marana to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeffrey Smith3Rd, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another signal caller making a difference was Colten Meyer, who threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.9% of his passes.
The win got Cienega back to even at 3-3. As for Marana, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Cienega has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 157.5 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Marana has preferred to attack from the air: they average 341.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Cienega took a serious blow against Marana in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 46-0. Will Cienega have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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