Football Preview: Heritage Academy Heroes vs. Dysart Demons
The Heritage Academy Heroes will square off against the Dysart Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Heritage Academy beats Dysart with 42 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Heritage Academy blew past Tempe 42-0 on Wednesday. The Heroes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dysart). They breezed by Agua Fria to the tune of 34-6 on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Demons with their most commanding win of the season.
A big part of Dysart's win came down to the chemistry between Yen Doan and her top target Brianna Brown. Doan threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of her passes while Brown picked up 220 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Brown was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 55 yards.
Dysart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Dysart's defense made their presence known, laying out Evelina Montez. four times. Leading the way was Aubrey Makaafi with two sacks.
Heritage Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Dysart, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
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