It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pima can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Saturday and fell 28-27 to the Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles. The Roughriders' loss signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Pima's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cedrick Grimes, who threw for 107 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards. Those 36 rushing yards gave Grimes a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Jeremiah Martinez, who gained 124 total yards and a touchdown.
Pima didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaxon Mcbiles and Rooster Alder.
Even though they lost, Pima was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Pima's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-2. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Pima nor Scottsdale Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.
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