Pima waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles , sneaking past 20-17. This was payback for the Roughriders, who suffered a 41-22 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jeremiah Martinez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season.
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 Gilbert Bryce.
Scottsdale Christian Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Harrison Gurash, who picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Sean Helgeson, who threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Scottsdale Christian Academy is 2-1 when Gurash posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Pima pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Pima will challenge Alchesay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pima is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.9 points per game this season. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, they will face off against Valley Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Scottsdale Christian Academy also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 27.6 points per game.
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