Football Recap: Santa Cruz Valley Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Aidan Ysaguirre

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 9:41am

Football Recap: Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils vs. Arete Prep CHARGERS

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Cruz Valley). They really took it to the Arete Prep CHARGERS for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-8 victory on the road. 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+ points.

Aidan Ysaguirre continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 270 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Another back making a difference was Jonathan Ramos, who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Santa Cruz Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.

Santa Cruz Valley's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Arete Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing NFL Yet Academy the next time they take the field. Santa Cruz Valley will host NFL Yet Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Arete Prep will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.

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