The Sabino Sabercats will challenge the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sabino had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Sahuaro put an end to it on Friday. The Sabercats were beaten by the Cougars 44-6. The matchup marked the Sabercats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy lost to Thatcher on the road by a 28-14 margin on Friday. The loss was the Lions' first of the season.
Although Pusch Ridge Christian Academy took the loss, they still got scores from Race Pinneo and Dominic Painter.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed eight in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Painter, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy fell to 5-1. As for Sabino, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-3.
Sabino was taken down by Pusch Ridge Christian Academy 42-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Sabercats, Jacob Newborn (who threw for 287 yards and three TDs while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 63 yards and one score on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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