The Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 915 yards in their previous games.
Santa Cruz Valley is hoping to do what Shadow Mountain couldn't on Friday: put an end to Scottsdale Christian Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Scottsdale Christian Academy really took it to Shadow Mountain for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-7 win. Considering the Eagles have won five contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Sean Helgeson, who threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Scottsdale Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 6-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Preston Tucker, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Scottsdale Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Scottsdale Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ethan Davidson, Jack Filby, and Caleb Randall picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz Valley entered their matchup against Pima on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Santa Cruz Valley took a 29-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pima. Despite 140 more yards than the Roughriders, the Dust Devils couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Santa Cruz Valley might have lost, but man, Nathan Harris was a machine: he threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Esequiel Perez, who picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Scottsdale Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.7 points per game. As for Santa Cruz Valley, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Everything came up roses for Scottsdale Christian Academy against Santa Cruz Valley when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 34-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scottsdale Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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