Football Game Preview: Desert Oasis Diamondbacks vs. Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners

Two dominant signal callers in Akemi Higa and Leyla Randolph are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks will be playing at home against the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Desert Oasis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked fourth at the time (Desert Oasis was ranked third). Desert Oasis was the clear victor by a 39-19 margin over Bishop Gorman on Monday. The win was nothing new for the Diamondbacks as they're now sitting on 12 straight.

A big part of Desert Oasis' victory 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Peralta, who picked up 32 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

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 has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last ten times she's played.

Meanwhile, after only 13 points in their last matchup, Southeast Career Tech made sure to put some points up on the board against Green Valley on Monday. Southeast Career Tech put the hurt on Green Valley with a sharp 34-12 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Roadrunners had established a 21 point advantage.

Desert Oasis pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins 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.

Everything came up roses for Desert Oasis against Southeast Career Tech in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 48-6 victory. Will Desert Oasis repeat their success, or does Southeast Career Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.