Saturdays game in Bisbee had the 1-0 Cardinals facing off against the the Pumas of Bisbee in duel up until the last quarter. The gridiron battle which took place at Old Historic Warren Ballpark was a high scoring affair with the Cardinals putting up six touchdowns and Bisbee mustering 4 scores.  Bisbee definitely came to play on this day as they went up 6-0 at the end of the 3rd quarter.  Bisbee failed the conversion.  The 2nd quarter was much different for the Cardinals as the offense finally got rolling,  throwing up two scores on long runs and converting 1 of the two conversion attempts.  The Pumas managed to put up a single score of their own, while also successful on the two point conversion.  At the end of the half,  the Bird Gang led the Pumas 14-8.  Bisbees' two back threat came out quick in the 3rd, scoring within the first 3 minutes.  However the Cardinals from Sierra Vista answered that score with another TD on ground.  The quarter saw a defensive struggle between the two teams the final 2:50, with the third ending at a 22-22 chess match.   The final and 4th quarter saw the Redbirds return to the field with purpose and establishing dominance on the ground.  The Cardinals credit their "4th quarter" conditioning at practice for their ability to find that extra wind.  Sierra Vista would go on to score at will and control most of the 4th, with a  3 TD performance and successfully completing a single 2pt conversion. Bisbee was able to put another score up, but was too late.    The final 2:00 would see the Cardinals offense wind the clock down and walk away with the 42-28 win.  Once again the Cardinals showed signs of the Red Sea defense in this one,  but it was the offense who deserves the gold star award, churning for 440 yards along the ground. The Cardinals advance to 2-0 on the season as  they head into next weeks practice trying to get mentally and physically prepared for an inevitable war against the Vail Trojans Gold team, who are always a tough team to face. It will also be the opening home game for the Cardinals.  

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