Santa Cruz Valley entered their game against Pima on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils took a 29-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pima Roughriders. The Dust Devils gained 140 more yards on the day, but it was the Roughriders that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why Santa Cruz Valley lost, don't look at Nathan Harris. Despite the final result, he threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (107 yards to be exact) went to Daniel Contreras, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Santa Cruz Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Esequiel Perez and Jonathan Ramos. Another thorn in Pima's side was Nicolas Manuel, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Santa Cruz Valley's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for Pima, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
When Santa Cruz Valley and Pima next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Santa Cruz Valley will try to stop Scottsdale Christian Academy's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Santa Cruz Valley: 10.3, Pima: 8.8) so any points scored will be well earned. Similarly, Pima will square off against St. Johns and their three-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Cruz Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.7 points per game this season.
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