Football Preview: Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils vs. NFL Yet Academy Eagles
Santa Cruz Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the NFL Yet Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Santa Cruz Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 56-8 win over Arete Prep 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. The team also got some help courtesy of 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 contests.
Meanwhile, NFL Yet Academy got themselves on the board against Many Farms two weeks ago, but Many Farms never followed suit. They breezed by the Lobos at home to the tune of 57-0.
Santa Cruz Valley's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for NFL Yet Academy, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Santa Cruz Valley against NFL Yet Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 62-7 victory. In that match, Santa Cruz Valley amassed a halftime lead of 50-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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