Pima won the last time they faced Santa Cruz Valley, and things went their way on Friday too. The Pima Roughriders came out on top against the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils by a score of 29-22. Winning may never get old, but the Roughriders sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Pima's defense made their presence known, laying out Nathan Harris. four times. Brock Haws was especially locked on to Santa Cruz Valley's QB and sacked him twice. Haws also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Despite the loss, Santa Cruz Valley still got an impressive performance from Harris, who threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Esequiel Perez, who picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pima pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Santa Cruz Valley, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pima will welcome St. Johns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pima's defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so St. Johns' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Santa Cruz Valley, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Scottsdale Christian Academy, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 915 yards in their previous games.
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