The Eastmark Firebirds will challenge the Mesquite Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Eastmark's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Combs on Thursday. They fell just short of the Coyotes by a score of 2-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Firebirds came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Coyotes are ranked 106th).
Even if they lost, Eastmark's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Carson Minnaar and Keiton Blake who racked up all five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Mesquite fell victim to Mica Mountain and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Thunderbolts 42-0.
Eastmark's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Mesquite, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Eastmark took their victory against Mesquite in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 41-20. Does Eastmark have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mesquite turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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