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| 09/05/25 - Home | 42-16 W |
| 09/06/24 - Away | 16-13 W |
| 08/31/23 - Home | 21-45 L |
| 09/02/22 - Away | 21-41 L |
| 09/02/21 - Home | 18-0 W |
| 09/17/15 - Home | 45-14 W |
Rancho Mirage barely beat Tahquitz the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rattlers put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 42-16 victory on Friday. With the Rattlers ahead 35-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rancho Mirage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julian Hernandez, who rushed for 189 yards and one TD while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 159 yards and four touchdowns. Those four passing touchdowns gave Hernandez a new career-high. Rancho Mirage's leading receiver Jeremiah Johnson was Hernandez's top target yet again, picking up 129 receiving yards and four scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Rancho Mirage proved: they limited Tahquitz to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Lytrell Cavers for the heroic effort on defense: he. Rancho Mirage didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.1.
Rancho Mirage didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josiah Casillas and Alexsander Gonzales. Another thorn in Tahquitz's side was Cavers, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Rancho Mirage now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tahquitz, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Rancho Mirage wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 28-21 loss against Ramona on the 11th. As for Tahquitz, they will square off against Linfield Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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