Time: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2007

Outlook: If McClintock wants to equal last year’s feat of getting to the second round of the playoffs, the Chargers are going to have to accept being road underdogs.

Outlook: McClintock kept feeding the beast (Mack Martin) and it paid off late for the Chargers in holding off Pinnacle last week.

Outlook: This game means a lot more to McClintock than Chaparral.

Outlook: This is a big night for McClintock. A victory could be just what the Chargers need to get in position for making the playoffs.

Outlook: You don’t need to give a fiery speech to get players up for this game.

Outlook: After suffering its first loss in a heartbreaker, 27-24 to Apollo, McClintock needs to rebound and get some confidence.

Outlook: This is a very interesting matchup.

Address: 6330 W. Greenway Road, Glendale; Records: McClintock 8-3; Cactus 11-0; Gametime: 7:00 p.m.

Address: 6935 E. Gold Dust Ave., Scottsdale; Records: McClintock 7-2, 2-1 Desert Sky Region; Chaparral 8-0, 3-0; Gametime: 7:00 p.m.

Address: 1830 E. Del Rio Drive, Tempe; Records: Thunderbird 2-6, 0-2 Desert Sky Region; McClintock 6-2, 1-1; Gametime: 7:00 p.m.

Address: 6250 N. 82nd St., Scottsdale; Records: McClintock 5-1, 0-0 Desert Sky Region; Saguaro 3-3, 1-0; Gametime: 7:00 p.m.

Address: 1830 E. Del Rio Drive, Tempe; Records: Pinnacle 6-2, 1-1 Desert Sky Region; McClintock 5-2, 0-1; Gametime: 7:00 p.m.

McClintock Chargers

Too big a hole, and too early. That was the assessment of Tempe McClintock coach Mike Gibbons after his Chargers fell behind dramatically to Goodyear Millennium in a 4A-I playoff game Friday night, and could not recover.

Defense, particularly the lack of it, turned the tide Monday when 4A Desert Sky Region rivals Scottsdale Chaparral and Tempe McClintock met for the first of three region games this month.