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 match 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.
The losing side was boosted by Omar Martinez, who rushed for 100 yards on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Desert Mirage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 226 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Twentynine Palms' offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 42-0 to West Valley, 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 defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Desert Mirage beat Twentynine Palms 31-20 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. 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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