Football Preview: Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils vs. San Tan Charter Roadrunners
Santa Cruz Valley has gone 3-0 against San Tan Charter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils will take on the San Tan Charter Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Santa Cruz Valley has seven wins , while San Tan Charter has six).
Santa Cruz Valley gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 36-28 win over Heritage Academy.
Santa Cruz Valley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aidan Ysaguirre, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Ysaguirre is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another signal caller making a difference was Nathan Harris, who threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Cruz Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask San Tan Charter). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-0 win over Sequoia Pathway Academy. The result was nothing new for the Roadrunners, who have now won five matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Timi Akinyoyenu and Cavell Joseph were among the main playmakers for San Tan Charter as the former picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the latter gained 75 total yards and two touchdowns.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
Santa Cruz Valley's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for San Tan Charter, their record is now 6-0.
Santa Cruz Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against San Tan Charter in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 22-19. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was San Tan Charter's Zayden Neill, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Santa Cruz Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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