The Eastmark Firebirds will square off against the Marcos de Niza Padres at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastmark's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so Marcos de Niza's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Eastmark is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points on October 11th, they were much more limited against Snowflake on Friday. They fell just short of the Lobos by a score of 13-10. While the Firebirds had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Lobos 7-3.
Meanwhile, Marcos de Niza was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 27-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Havasu.
Eastmark dropped their record down to 3-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Marcos de Niza, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Eastmark's way against Marcos de Niza in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Eastmark made off with a 44-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Marcos de Niza's DJ Drew, who rushed for 82 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 76 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Eastmark to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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