Football Preview: Arete Prep CHARGERS vs. Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils
Arete Prep hasn't had much luck against Santa Cruz Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Arete Prep CHARGERS will be playing at home against the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Arete Prep: 7.5, Santa Cruz Valley: 1.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Arete Prep is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Glendale Prep Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 24-14 to the Griffins. The loss was the CHARGERS's first of the season.
Although Arete Prep took the loss, they still got scores from Lucas Allgood and Prahlad Rattan.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Bisbee as Santa Cruz Valley made off with a 30-7 win. Fans of the Dust Devils have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Aidan Ysaguirre continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 139 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 117 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Harris, who threw for 190 yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Arete Prep fell to 3-1. As for Santa Cruz Valley, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Arete Prep has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 156.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Santa Cruz Valley has preferred to attack from the air: they average 292 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Arete Prep was taken down by Santa Cruz Valley 42-12 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Arete Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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