The Safford Bulldogs will head out to take on the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Safford: 16.2, Blue Ridge: 4.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Safford will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Sabino, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Safford came out on top against Sabino by a score of 27-14 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
The critical scores for Safford came from Jevyn Elliott, Jarett Jurado, Nathaniel Rodriguez, and Rodriguez.
Safford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Safford's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. In that department, Pryce Harsh was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Morenci with points to spare, taking the game 22-8. The 22-point effort marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Karlo Harris, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. An impressive showing, but he really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack, made 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and made 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Safford now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Blue Ridge, their record now sits at 5-0.
Safford and Blue Ridge were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Safford suffered an agonizing 14-13 loss. Can Safford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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