Two dominant signal callers in Leyla Randolph and Akemi Higa are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners will take on the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southeast Career Tech is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Green Valley, who was ranked 25th at the time (Southeast Career Tech was ranked seventh). Everything went Southeast Career Tech's way against Green Valley on Monday as Southeast Career Tech made off with a 34-12 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Roadrunners considering their 13-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis waltzed into their contest on Monday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They blew past the Gaels 39-19.
A big part of Desert Oasis' win came down to the chemistry between Higa and her top target Akiko Higa. Akemi threw for 361 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84.6% of her passes while Akiko picked up 227 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Akiko is now averaging an impressive 101.3 receiving yards per game. Allie Peralta did her part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 32 receiving yards.
Desert Oasis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Peralta led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself. Higa is also on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as she's now hauled in two or more in the last ten games she's played.
Desert Oasis' victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.1 points per game. As for Southeast Career Tech, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-7.
Southeast Career Tech was dealt a bruising 48-6 defeat at the hands of Desert Oasis in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Higa, who threw for 221 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards on only seven carries. Now that Southeast Career Tech knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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