A well-balanced attack led Santa Rosa over Pettus in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Santa Rosa Warriors blew the Pettus Eagles out of the water with a 54-12 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-6.
Leading Santa Rosa to victory were JJ Anaya and Riley Fonseca. Anaya rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while Fonseca threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns. Anaya also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Santa Rosa's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Jayden Garza and his three.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Santa Rosa and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Pettus, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Rosa is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against La Villa at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pettus, they will head out to take on Banquete at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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