Marana had won eight straight games and Jeffrey Smith3Rd did his part to make it nine on Friday. The Marana Tigers came out on top against the Buena Colts by a score of 51-38 thanks in part to Smith3Rd, who rushed for 118 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 70 receiving yards. Those 118 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Another player making a difference was Hayden Utley, who picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles. He is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last four games he's played.
Despite the loss, Buena still got an impressive performance from Nash Moore, who threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score.
Marana's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Buena, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withDesert View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.4 points per game this season. As for Buena, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sunnyside at 7:00 p.m. Buena knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Sunnyside likes a good challenge.
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