The Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners will be taking part in a tournament against the Palo Verde Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Southeast Career Tech: 6.9, Palo Verde: 10.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Southeast Career Tech's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 38-0 blowout they got against Rancho. The Roadrunners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde faced Coronado in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Palo Verde welcomed the New Year with a 12-6 victory over Coronado. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on four straight.
The critical scores for Palo Verde came from Alexis Manzo and Alexis Lunkwitz.
One reason for the win was Palo Verde's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Madeline West and Makyra Ritter, who racked up four sacks between them.
Southeast Career Tech is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.1 points per game. As for Palo Verde, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Southeast Career Tech came up short against Palo Verde when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 12-0. Can Southeast Career Tech avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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