Safford pushed their score to 25 the last time they played Pima, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. The Safford Bulldogs walked away with a 14-7 win over the Pima Roughriders. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Cole Goodman went supernova for Safford, picking up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Goodman got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of82 yards.
Safford's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of David Cruz and Carlos Arbizo. Cruz's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Despite the loss, Pima still got an impressive performance from Jeremiah Martinez, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 139 yards.
The win got Safford back to even at 1-1. As for Pima, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Safford will square off against Florence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are at an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2016. As for Pima, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Morenci at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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