The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Somerset Academy Losee Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cimarron-Memorial took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 16-12 victory over Democracy Prep Agassi Campus. The win was some much needed relief for the Spartans as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The critical scores for Cimarron-Memorial came from Marques Johnson and Matthew Sua.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy Losee had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Trojans 51-30. The Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Kieran Daniel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 277 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Phazon Hardwick was another key rusher, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Hardwick wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Somerset Academy Losee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Somerset Academy Losee's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Arving Arizaga was the leader with two sacks. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Cimarron-Memorial's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Somerset Academy Losee, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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