The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets will take on the Safford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Blue Ridge: 4.4, Safford: 16.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Safford is hoping to do what Morenci couldn't on Friday: put an end to Blue Ridge's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Blue Ridge took down Morenci 22-8. The 22-point effort marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Karlo Harris was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 36 receiving yards. He was even better on defense, picking up a sack, making 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and making 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Safford hadn't done well against Sabino recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Safford walked away with a 27-14 victory over Sabino. 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.
Safford's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cole Yentsch and Carlos Arbizo. The dominant performance also gave Arbizo a new career-high in rushing yards.
Blue Ridge's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Safford, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Blue Ridge has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 221 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Safford, though, as they've been averaging only 96. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Blue Ridge barely slipped by Safford when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 14-13. Will Blue Ridge repeat their success, or does Safford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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