Football Preview: Somerset Academy Losee Lions vs. Rancho Rams
The Somerset Academy Losee Lions will head out to square off against the Rancho Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Somerset Academy Losee has seven straight victories, Rancho has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Somerset Academy Losee's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Cheyenne with a sharp 20-0 win. Considering the Lions have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Somerset Academy Losee came from Kieran Daniel, Rj Olivieri, and Anthony Manuel.
Somerset Academy Losee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Somerset Academy Losee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Phazon Hardwick and Tyler Underwood.
Meanwhile, a victory for Rancho just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Cimarron-Memorial 56-14. The Rams were down 49-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Somerset Academy Losee pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Rancho, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Somerset Academy Losee against Rancho in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 45-15 victory. In that match, Somerset Academy Losee amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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