The Thunderbird Titans will square off against the ALA - West Foothills Guardians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thunderbird has given up an average of 27.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Thunderbird is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Thursday. They took a blow against Paradise Honors, falling 38-7. The contest marked the Titans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Daryl Little
| 09/18/25 @ Greenway | 231 |
| 09/27/25 vs Deer Valley | 175 |
| 10/16/25 @ Paradise Honors | 129 |
| 08/22/25 vs Westview | 127 |
| 09/12/25 @ Independence | 120 |
| + 4 more games |
Despite the defeat, Thunderbird saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Daryl Little picked up 129 receiving yards and one score. Little is becoming a predictor of the Titans' success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, ALA - West Foothills entered their game against Peoria on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Guardians fell 26-19 to the Panthers. Despite 93 more yards than the Panthers, the Guardians couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Thunderbird will need to focus on slowing down Carlos Serrano, one of several ALA - West Foothills players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns. Kenyon Rosenthall helped Serrano out on the ground, rushing for 134 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
ALA - West Foothills' loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Thunderbird, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
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