The Thunderbird Titans will challenge the Buckeye Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thunderbird is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Thunderbird will head out to face Buckeye after giving up their first home loss of the season two weeks ago. Thunderbird was beaten by Yuma Catholic 45-14. The matchup marked the Titans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Thunderbird saw an underclassman step up: Daryl Little II picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Joseph Francis also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 94 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Buckeye was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 49-28 to Yuma Catholic, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Shamrocks are ranked 27th).
Thunderbird's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-1. As for Buckeye, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Thunderbird took their victory against Buckeye when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 49-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thunderbird 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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