Football Preview: Cibola Raiders vs. Central Spartans
The Cibola Raiders's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Central Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Cibola took a blow against Layton Christian Academy, falling 46-6.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central). They put the hurt on Coachella Valley with a sharp 40-20 victory on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Nico Viesca and Aaron Ramirez. Viesca had a great game and rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Meanwhile, Ramirez was balling out in the loss, rushing for 176 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 37 receiving yards.
Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Alex Trejo and Gavyn Mora.
Cibola dropped their record down to 0-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Cibola suffered a grim 35-12 defeat to Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cibola was down 28-6.
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