Football Recap: Ramona Rams vs. Rancho Mirage Rattlers
Ramona put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 27-26 photo finish over the Rancho Mirage Rattlers.
Sincere Tolbert had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 264 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kody Shinar, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ramona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Rancho Mirage lost, don't look at Jeremiah Williams. Despite the final result, he rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Williams' longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Julian Hernandez handled things on the ground, rushing for 100 yards.
Ramona's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Rancho Mirage, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Ramona will welcome Poly at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Rancho Mirage, they will challenge Jurupa Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Mirage is facing Jurupa Hills at the right time seeing as Jurupa Hills is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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