While it was Heritage Academy who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Santa Cruz Valley who put up more. The Heritage Academy Heroes fell 36-28 to the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils. The loss continues a trend for the Heroes in their matchups with the Dust Devils: they've now lost five in a row.
Kaleb (Bubba) Burras and Paul Soltero certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. (Bubba) Burras rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, while Soltero picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, (Bubba) Burras is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game.
Even if they lost, Heritage Academy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lamario Claiborne and Jerry Mungu, who racked up five sacks between them.
Leading Santa Cruz Valley to victory were Aidan Ysaguirre and Nathan Harris. Ysaguirre rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Harris threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes. Ysaguirre is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Juan Diego Juarez was another key player, picking up 188 receiving yards.
Heritage Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Santa Cruz Valley, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Heritage Academy has already played their next matchup, a 56-20 win against Arete Prep on the 11th. As for Santa Cruz Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 24-15 loss against San Tan Charter on the 11th.
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