After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Santa Cruz Valley is finally coming home. They will host the Coolidge Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Cruz Valley will be strutting in after a win while Coolidge will be coming in after a defeat.
Santa Cruz Valley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Trivium Prep 40-0 on the road. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Dust Devils had established a 28 point advantage.
Santa Cruz Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aidan Ysaguirre out in front who rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Another back making a difference was Jonathan Ramos, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Santa Cruz Valley'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 O'Ryan Williams and Nicolas Manuel. Williams didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Cruz Valley was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 645 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Coolidge's offense. They took a blow against Benjamin Franklin on Friday, falling 59-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Santa Cruz Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Coolidge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Santa Cruz Valley came up short against Coolidge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 33-20. Will Santa Cruz Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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