The Casa Grande Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Sunnyside Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Casa Grande nor Sunnyside posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
It was a proper cat-fight when Casa Grande took on Marana on Friday. Casa Grande took a blow against Marana, falling 45-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Casa Grande wouldn't let Marana keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Casa Grande can thank Jayden Reina and Lelend Cevedia for forcing both of them. Reina also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, a win for Sunnyside just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of Marana. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Tigers are ranked seventh).
Casa Grande is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3. As for Sunnyside, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Casa Grande skirted past Sunnyside 14-12 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Casa Grande 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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