Coolidge and Santa Cruz Valley are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Coolidge Bears will challenge the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Coolidge's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Benjamin Franklin on Friday. They were beaten by the Chargers 59-0. The Bears have struggled against the Chargers recently, as their contest on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Santa Cruz Valley on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Trivium Prep out of the water with a 40-0 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dust Devils.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Cruz Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aidan Ysaguirre, 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.
Coolidge's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Santa Cruz Valley, their record is now 2-0.
Coolidge was able to grind out a solid win over Santa Cruz Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 33-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coolidge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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