The Valley Union Blue Devils have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the St. David Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Valley Union is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: San Manuel, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Valley Union was ranked 14th). Valley Union took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-20 victory over San Manuel. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Blue Devils this season.
Meanwhile, St. David entered their matchup against Mogollon on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. David had to suffer through a 66-36 loss at the hands of Mogollon. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Gannon Carrafa, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 11 total tackles and defending a pass. Cedar Haynie was in the mix as well, providing St. David with two touchdowns.
Valley Union's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for St. David, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Valley Union was taken down by St. David 49-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. David's Chase Pacheco, who rushed for 122 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that Valley Union 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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