After a string of three wins, Thunderbird's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 17-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Deer Valley Skyhawks. While the Titans had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Skyhawks 7-3.
Tori Wefel-Hayes was her usual excellent self, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 152 yards and a touchdown for Deer Valley. Those 89 rushing yards gave Wefel-Hayes a new career-high. A healthy portion of that aerial production (88 yards to be exact) went to Sanaya GIbson.
Thunderbird's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Deer Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Thunderbird will host Alhambra at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Deer Valley, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Goldwater at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deer Valley is facing Goldwater at the right time seeing as Goldwater is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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