You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Tombstone on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Palo Verde Titans out of the water with a 49-14 final score. The result was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets, who have now won five games by 27 points or more so far this season.
DJ Elias was his usual excellent self, throwing for 338 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Andrew Griesemer also helped out as he racked up 120 receiving yards.
Tombstone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tombstone's defense and their 8.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Caiden Bidgood and Vlad Velasquez, who racked up five sacks between them.
Although Palo Verde took the loss, they still got scores from Kameron Pippen and Daniel Ortiz.
Tombstone is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Palo Verde, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
As of now, neither Tombstone nor Palo Verde have any future games scheduled.
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