Pima and St. Johns are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Pima Roughriders will welcome the St. Johns Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pima will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Pima beat Santa Cruz Valley 29-22.
One reason for the win was Pima's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Santa Cruz Valley's QB won't forget Brock Haws anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Haws also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, while St. Johns put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Alchesay. St. Johns blew past Alchesay 55-0. Considering the Redskins have won six matches by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mark Cox was his usual excellent self, rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. He is becoming a predictor of St. Johns' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Mckray Johnson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
St. Johns was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Pima's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.8 points per game. As for St. Johns, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Pima has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 228.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Johns struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pima didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against St. Johns in their previous matchup back in September, but they still walked away with a 7-2 win. Does Pima have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Johns turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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