Santa Cruz Cardinals at Pajaro Valley Grizzlies — Sept. 27 preview

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Santa Cruz travels to Pajaro Valley for a Saturday morning nonleague meeting at Pajaro Valley High School.

The Santa Cruz Cardinals (visit: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/235484-santa-cruz-cardinals-jv) will face the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies (home: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/234753-pajaro-valley-grizzlies-jv) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at 10 a.m. PDT at Pajaro Valley High School in Watsonville, California. Full game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5442938-santa-cruz-vs-pajaro-valley.

Last time these programs met, the Cardinals came away with a 24-14 win at Santa Cruz High on Oct. 5, 2024 (game recap: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/4312182-pajaro-valley-vs-santa-cruz). Both teams have their next SBLive-listed games on the calendar: Pajaro Valley at Harbor on Oct. 2 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5457820-pajaro-valley-vs-harbor) and Seaside at Santa Cruz on Oct. 3 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5448034-seaside-vs-santa-cruz).

Streaming and ticketing

• Santa Cruz streaming: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/santa-cruz-high-school-santa-cruz-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Pajaro Valley streaming: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pajaro-valley-high-school-watsonville-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(Only official team NFHS Network pages are listed above; no ticket links were provided.)

Why tune in

This early-season clash gives both programs a chance to set a tone heading into October. Santa Cruz took the last meeting and will look to repeat on the road; Pajaro Valley will be motivated to flip the script in front of a home crowd.

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