The Millennium Tigers will challenge the Marana Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Millennium is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Desert Ridge, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Millennium was ranked third). Millennium was the clear victor by a 28-3 margin over Desert Ridge on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Millennium didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Andrea Carmona, Breana Saunders, and Jaiya Davis picked up one apiece. Saunders is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as she's now made six or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marana). They breezed by Desert Vista to the tune of 42-13 on Wednesday. With that victory, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 25.9 points per game.
A big part of Marana's win came down to the chemistry between Ella Joplin and her top target Sadie Brown. Joplin threw for 400 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.5% of her passes while Brown picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Brown was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards. Madison Myers-Rebidas also helped out as she racked up 108 receiving yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marana's defense and their four sacks. Nami Singer was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three herself.
Millennium is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.5 points per game. As for Marana, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Millennium came up short against Marana in their previous matchup back in October, falling 24-17. Can Millennium avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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