Two dominant signal callers in Leyla Randolph and Akemi Higa are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners will head out to square off against the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Southeast Career Tech: 10.7, Desert Oasis: 13.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Southeast Career Tech is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked ninth at the time (Southeast Career Tech was ranked seventh). Southeast Career Tech fell to Arbor View 24-19.
Although Southeast Career Tech took the loss, they still got scores from Ke Kameehonua and Kiara Hughes.
Even if they lost, Southeast Career Tech's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Camila H was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.4 points) and they went ahead and made it 16 on Thursday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 46-0 victory over the Desert Shields. The result was nothing new for the Diamondbacks, who have now won 15 contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Desert Oasis' win came down to the chemistry between Higa and her top target Akiko Higa. Akemi threw for 186 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of her passes while Akiko picked up 125 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Desert Oasis pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points over those games. As for Southeast Career Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-9.
Southeast Career Tech couldn't quite finish off Desert Oasis in their previous matchup last Thursday and fell 26-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Higa, who threw for 269 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of her passes. Now that Southeast Career Tech knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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