The Cactus Cobras will head out to face off against the Verrado Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Cactus focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four last Friday.
Cactus is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Canyon View last Friday. Cactus walked away with a 30-23 win over Canyon View.
Cactus can attribute much of their success to Robert Bell Jr, who gained 130 total yards and a touchdown, and Julian (Juju) Stubblefield, who picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns. (Juju) Stubblefield showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 59 yards. Antonio Casias was another key player, having thrown for 297 yards and two touchdowns.
Cactus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayson Burkhard and Gabriel Sotelo. Burkhard is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Verrado had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They blew past the Padres 62-7 on the road. The Vipers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Jack Isidore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Gieszler, who threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes.
Cactus has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Verrado, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Cactus beat Verrado 27-17 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cactus since the squad 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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