The San Tan Charter Roadrunners are taking a road trip to square off against the San Tan Foothills Sabercats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, San Tan Charter blew past Shadow Mountain, posting a 51-16 victory at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Roadrunners.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, San Tan Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
San Tan Charter wouldn't let Shadow Mountain keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. San Tan Charter can thank Bairyk Schulte and Dwayne Jones for forcing all of them. Schulte also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, San Tan Foothills was able to grind out a solid win over Tempe on Friday, taking the game 44-34.
Holden Mikeworth was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns.
San Tan Foothills' defensive line stepped up as well, laying out Saul Mendez. nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Taten Rivero and Michael Sciarra who racked up seven sacks between them. With that strong performance, Rivero is now averaging an impressive 2.5 sacks per game.
San Tan Charter pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for San Tan Foothills, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
San Tan Charter barely slipped by San Tan Foothills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 48-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Tan Charter since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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