Thatcher has gone 3-0 against Florence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Thatcher Eagles will host the Florence Gophers at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Thatcher: 11.7, Florence: 12.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Thatcher is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Gilbert Christian 56-14. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Florence had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 21-7 win over the Wranglers.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Malik Smith and Nick Formica. Smith had a great game and rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Formica was balling out in the loss, rushing for 231 yards.
Florence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Thatcher is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Florence, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Thatcher took their win against Florence in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. Will Thatcher repeat their success, or does Florence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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