Tombstone hasn't had much luck against Willcox recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tombstone Yellow Jackets will face off against the Willcox Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Tombstone's defense has only allowed 8.5 points per game this season, so Willcox's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Tombstone will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 27-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Benson by a score of 14-12. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Yellow Jackets couldn't push the score so high this time.
The losing side was boosted by Jabari Thomas, who picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Willcox). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Santa Rita 65-12 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cowboys considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Willcox found their leader in underclassman Kaleb Cooke, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Cooke also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Tombstone's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Willcox, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Tombstone couldn't quite finish off Willcox in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 23-20. Can Tombstone avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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