The Phoenix Pirates and the St. Mary's Crusaders are set to duel on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Phoenix ended up a good deal behind Lakeview and lost 28-14. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Honkers: they've now lost three in a row.
Although Phoenix took the loss, they still got scores from Payton Turner and Caidon Darcy.
Phoenix didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landon Hudson and Elias Islas. Islas also made four total tackles, which is notable because Phoenix is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise.
St. Mary's played against Klamath Union and lost via forfeit.
Phoenix's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for St. Mary's, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Phoenix took a serious blow against St. Mary's when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 56-16. Can Phoenix avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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