The Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles will head out to face off against the Pima Roughriders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Scottsdale Christian Academy sitting on six straight wins and Pima on 11.
Scottsdale Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 34-21 victory over San Tan Charter. Scottsdale Christian Academy's win was all the more impressive since the Roadrunners were averaging only 13.46 points allowed on the season.
Sean Helgeson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 90 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 41 yards. Scottsdale Christian Academy is 8-1 when Helgeson posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Harrison Gurash also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Tonopah Valley typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Pima proved too difficult a challenge. They managed a 40-34 victory over the Phoenix. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Roughriders, who until this contest were averaging 13.15 points allowed.
Jeremiah Martinez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and five touchdowns, while also picking up 36 receiving yards. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pima's defensive line and their eight sacks. Brock Haws was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 4.5 himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Pima pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.6 points per game. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Scottsdale Christian Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pima struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228.3. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Scottsdale Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Pima in their previous meeting back in October and fell 20-17. Can Scottsdale Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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