The Valley Union Blue Devils have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the St. David Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Valley Union is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: San Manuel, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Valley Union was ranked 14th). Valley Union breezed by San Manuel at home to the tune of 52-20 on Friday. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Blue Devils this season.
Meanwhile, St. David entered their matchup against Mogollon on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. David was outmatched by Mogollon at home and fell 66-36. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Gannon Carrafa, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 11 total tackles and defending a pass. Cedar Haynie also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Valley Union's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for St. David, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Valley Union was taken down by St. David 49-14 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. David's Chase Pacheco, who rushed for 122 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that Valley Union knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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