Football Recap: Yucca Valley Trojans vs. Indio Rajahs
Yucca Valley's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They breezed by the Indio Rajahs on the road to the tune of 49-21. With that victory, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 29.1 points per game.
Michael Ramos Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game. Aiden Pope was Ramos Jr's top target, rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Yucca Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Indio lost, don't look at Daniel Jones. Despite the final result, he rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 190 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards. 92 of those passing yards were hauled in by Isaiah Woodson.
Yucca Valley's record is now 3-4. As for Indio, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Yucca Valley will welcome Coachella Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coachella Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Indio, they will head out on the road to challenge Twentynine Palms at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Twentynine Palms is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning Indio will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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