After having lost a blowout in their previous game against McClintock, Maricopa was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took down the Browne Bruins 27-10. That's more bragging rights for the Rams, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jose Cardona Jr was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns. Khaleb Johnson helped Cardona Jr out on the ground, rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Maricopa's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Barry Smith was especially locked on to Browne's QB and sacked him twice. Maricopa got some further help from Russell Carrington: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Browne still got an impressive performance from Carlos Quinonez, who picked up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown. Miguel Fierro also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 109 receiving yards.
Maricopa's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Browne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Maricopa will take on Sahuarita at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Browne, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome McClintock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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