The Cactus Shadows Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Sunnyside Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Cactus Shadows was fully in charge, breezing past West Point 65-10 on the road. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Dragons are ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Andrew Muirhead and he. Muirhead rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries while he rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Alex Dafnis also helped out with an impressive 91 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cactus Shadows was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 442 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Point only gained 207.
Cactus Shadows' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Daniel Davila, Marshall Lasater, and Nick Stifel picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Flowing Wells 34-7 at home.
Sunnyside can attribute much of their success to Raymond Duarte, who rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 153 yards on 12 of 17 attempts.
Cactus Shadows' record is now 2-0. As for Sunnyside, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Cactus Shadows came out on top in a nail-biter against Sunnyside in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, sneaking past 17-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cactus Shadows since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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