Football Preview: Desert Mirage RAMS vs. Twentynine Palms Wildcats
Desert Mirage is on a three-game streak of home losses, Twentynine Palms a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Desert Mirage RAMS will welcome the Twentynine Palms Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Desert Mirage will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Desert Mirage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost to Miller at home by a 39-22 margin on Thursday.
Desert Mirage's defeat came about despite a quality game from Omar Martinez, who rushed for 100 yards on only nine carries. Martinez's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Twentynine Palms fell victim to West Valley and their airtight defense on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 42-0 to the Mustangs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 885th, while the Mustangs are ranked 398th).
Desert Mirage now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Twentynine Palms, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Desert Mirage was able to grind out a solid win over Twentynine Palms in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 31-20. Does Desert Mirage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Twentynine Palms turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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