Football Recap: Pima Roughriders vs. Morenci Wildcats
It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Pima ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 20-14 W over the Morenci Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for the Roughriders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jeremiah Martinez had a dynamite game for Pima, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Martinez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 139 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Pima was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Although Morenci took the loss, they still got scores from Xavier Ferandez and Julian Aragon.
Pima pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Morenci, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Pima will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Johns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Morenci, they are headed away from home for the first time to square off against Blue Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Ridge's defense has only allowed 3.5 points per game this season, so Morenci's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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