Football Preview: Somerset Academy Losee Lions vs. Mojave Rattlers
Somerset Academy Losee is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Mojave is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Somerset Academy Losee Lions will face off against the Mojave Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Somerset Academy Losee: 12.2, Mojave: 6.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Somerset Academy Losee really took it to Rancho for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-7 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won six matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Kieran Daniel, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Another rusher making a difference was Camello Carter, who rushed for 83 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Somerset Academy Losee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 459 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Mojave hadn't done well against Cimarron-Memorial recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Mojave walked away with a 16-7 win over Cimarron-Memorial.
The critical scores for Mojave came from Albert AJ Tuitele and S'Marrion Coleman.
Mojave didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jray-Joseph Vele and Demico Zamora. Vele also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Somerset Academy Losee's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Mojave, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-1.
Thursday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Somerset Academy Losee has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 332.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mojave struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.8. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Somerset Academy Losee strolled past Mojave in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 44-29. Will Somerset Academy Losee repeat their success, or does Mojave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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