Santa Cruz Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Heritage Academy Heroes by a score of 36-28. The Dust Devils have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Heroes, too.
Santa Cruz Valley was led to victory by Aidan Ysaguirre and Nathan Harris. Ysaguirre rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Harris threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes. Ysaguirre is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (188 yards to be exact) went to Juan Diego Juarez.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Cruz Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Santa Cruz Valley's defense made their presence known, laying out Kaleb (Bubba) Burras. three times. Israel Ibarra was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Heritage Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of (Bubba) Burras, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and Paul Soltero, who picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. (Bubba) Burras really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
Santa Cruz Valley's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Heritage Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Santa Cruz Valley has already played their next game, a 24-15 loss against San Tan Charter on the 11th. As for Heritage Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-20 victory against Arete Prep on the 11th.
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