Football Preview: Borrego Springs Rams vs. West Shores Wildcats
Borrego Springs is 7-1 against West Shores since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Borrego Springs Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Shores Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Borrego Springs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Borrego Springs made easy work of Julian and carried off a 44-22 victory.
Borrego Springs' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alexis Urquidez, who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and Christopher Alcaraz, who threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Urquidez is now averaging an impressive 110.6 rushing yards per game.
Another reason for the win was Borrego Springs' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Maurico Rodriguez. Abraham Arambula was another major factor on D, making 20 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Borrego Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 250 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, West Shores came up short against Ocean View Christian on Friday and fell 21-8. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Borrego Springs now has a winning record of 3-2. As for West Shores, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Borrego Springs strolled past West Shores in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 62-44. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Shores' Emmanuel Gerardo, who rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Borrego Springs to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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