The third road contest was the charm for Maricopa, as they earned their first road win of the season. Everything went their way against the Vista Grande Spartans on Friday as the Maricopa Rams made off with a 21-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Rams, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Maricopa had a senior duo take command as Niesa Robinson rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown and Brooklyn Martin threw for 246 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Robinson a new career-high in rushing yards.
One reason for the win was Maricopa's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 13 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Larissa Lopez Gutierrez and Aliyana Fordham, who racked up all 13 sacks between them.
Despite the loss, Vista Grande saw an underclassman step up: Aries Whittaker rushed for 140 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 158 yards on ten of 16 attempts. Those 140 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Whittaker.
Maricopa's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-4. As for Vista Grande, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maricopa will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against McClintock at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th. As for Vista Grande, they will take on Casa Grande at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Casa Grande's defense has only allowed 6.8 points per game this season, so Vista Grande's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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