The Millennium Tigers look to build off their fifth consecutive winning season as they take on the Betty Fairfax Stampede Friday night in a Division II, Section I showdown in Goodyear. It marks the fourth straight year the teams open up against each other.

Millennium finished 6-and-4 a season ago under third-year head coach George Martinez, his second straight winning season and the school’s fifth overall. The Tigers, ranked 20^th in Division II, averaged 36.9 points per game last season while giving up 21.8 points a contest.

Fairfax, meanwhile, is entering its fourth season under head coach Kevin Belcher. The Stampede are 21-and-10 in their first three years of varsity football, including a 7-and-3 mark in 2011. Fairfax, ranked 21^st in the division, averaged 35.2 points per game last year while allowing just 19.5 points a contest.

Millennium has won each of the three all-time meetings with Fairfax, including a 32-18 victory in Laveen last year. Kickoff Friday night is at 7pm.

Thomas Jenkins