Scottsdale Christian Academy was the 41-22 winner over Pima when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles fell just short of the Pima Roughriders by a score of 20-17 on Friday. The Eagles gained 97 more yards on the day, but it was the Roughriders that made the best use of them.
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.
Jeremiah Martinez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pima, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown. Martinez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Scottsdale Christian Academy now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Pima, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Scottsdale Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Valley Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Lutheran is coming into the match with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Scottsdale Christian Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Pima, they will venture away from home to take on Alchesay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Pima: 9.4, Alchesay: 13.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
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