Bisbee and Santa Cruz Valley are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Bisbee Pumas will be playing at home against the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
Last Friday, Bisbee didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Douglas, but they still walked away with a 26-20 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pumas.
Sebastian Lopez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 78 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 150.5 rushing yards per game. Bryceton Meyer handled things on the ground, rushing for 101 yards.
Bisbee's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Fabian Hernandez and Spencer Anthony who racked up 4.5 sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz Valley put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They claimed a resounding 44-0 win over Coolidge at home. Fans of the Dust Devils have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Nathan Harris had a dynamite game for Santa Cruz Valley, throwing for 250 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. Juan Diego Juarez helped Harris out on the ground, picking up 101 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Bisbee's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Santa Cruz Valley, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Bisbee took a serious blow against Santa Cruz Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harris, who threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Now that Bisbee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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