The matchup between Pima and St. Johns on Friday hardly resembled the 7-2 effort from their previous meeting. The Pima Roughriders enjoyed a cozy 44-27 victory over the St. Johns Redskins. Pima's win was all the more impressive since the Redskins were averaging only 14.73 points allowed on the season.
Jeremiah Martinez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Aiden Alder was another major influence, as he rushed for 92 yards and ran in a TD.
Pima didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brock Haws, Jaxon Mcbiles, Keegan Corona, and Preston Russell picked up one apiece. Haws has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
The victory (which was Pima's ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.4 points per game. As for St. Johns, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Pima will square off against Bisbee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bisbee is coming into the matchup with five straight wins on the road, so Pima will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. St. Johns does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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