The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets will be playing at home against the Safford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Ridge is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Blue Ridge strolled past Morenci with points to spare, taking the game 22-8. The 22-point effort marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Karlo Harris continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 160 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 36 receiving yards. An impressive showing, but he really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack, made 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and made 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Safford hadn't done well against Sabino recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Safford came out on top against Sabino by a score of 27-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The critical scores for Safford came from Jevyn Elliott, Jarett Jurado, Nathaniel Rodriguez, and Rodriguez.
Safford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Safford's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cole Yentsch and Carlos Arbizo. The dominant performance also gave Arbizo a new career-high in rushing yards.
Blue Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Safford, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Blue Ridge barely slipped by Safford in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 14-13. Will Blue Ridge repeat their success, or does Safford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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