Tombstone is 2-7 against Willcox since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tombstone Yellow Jackets will challenge the Willcox Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Tombstone's defense has only allowed 8.5 points per game this season, so Willcox's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Tombstone will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 27-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Benson by a score of 14-12. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Yellow Jackets couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jabari Thomas put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Willcox). They blew past Santa Rita 65-12 on the road on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cowboys considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Willcox found their leader in underclassman Kaleb Cooke, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Cooke didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Willcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Willcox's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Landon Ward and Remington Todd.
Tombstone's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Willcox, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Tombstone couldn't quite finish off Willcox when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 23-20. Can Tombstone avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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