If Payson was riding high fresh off their 43-14 takedown of Blue Ridge two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Longhorns took a 20-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thatcher Eagles on Friday.
Even if they lost, Payson's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Landon Parton refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Thatcher's side was Jonny McAnerny, who forced one fumble and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Ryan Jones had a dynamite game For Thatcher., rushing for 60 yards and a pair of scores.
Payson's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Thatcher, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Payson didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 34-31 defeat against River Valley on the 24th. As for Thatcher, they have also already played their next game, a 40-0 victory against Sabino on the 23rd.
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