Football Recap: Deer Valley Skyhawks vs. Tempe Buffaloes
You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Deer Valley's strategy against Tempe on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Deer Valley Skyhawks blew the Tempe Buffaloes out of the water with a 38-7 final score. Considering the Skyhawks have won three games by more than 26 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Deer Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Tori Wefel-Hayes and her top target Deja Ayers. Wefel-Hayes threw for 286 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt while Ayers gained 155 total yards and three touchdowns.
Deer Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Davina Gomzalez and Delilah Enda-Pacheco. Enda-Pacheco also made four total tackles, which is notable because Deer Valley is 3-1 when she posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Deer Valley now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Tempe, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Deer Valley will host Leading Edge Academy - GEC at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Tempe, they will head out to square off against Maryvale at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tempe is facing Maryvale at the right time seeing as Maryvale is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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