Football Preview: Ramona Rams vs. Hillcrest Trojans
The Ramona Rams are taking a road trip to face off against the Hillcrest Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hillcrest is hoping to do what Arlington couldn't on Friday: put an end to Ramona's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at eight games. Ramona strolled past Arlington with points to spare, taking the game 37-19. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Lions are ranked 421st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sincere Tolbert had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 227 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Tolbert wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Ramona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hillcrest beat Santiago 33-28 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Matthew Ramos went supernova for Hillcrest, rushing for 187 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Ramos is now averaging an impressive 122 rushing yards per game. Alfredo Vences was another key player, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Ramona pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hillcrest, their record now sits at 2-0.
Ramona and Hillcrest were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but Ramona suffered an agonizing 17-16 loss. Can Ramona avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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