Santa Cruz Valley put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They blew past the Coolidge Bears 44-0 at home. Fans of the Dust Devils have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Nathan Harris had a dynamite game for Santa Cruz Valley, throwing for 250 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. Juan Diego Juarez helped Harris out on the ground, picking up 101 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Cruz Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Santa Cruz Valley pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Coolidge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Santa Cruz Valley will head out on the road to square off against Bisbee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 865 yards in their previous games. As for Coolidge, they will host Combs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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