Desert Sunrise couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 27-20 to the Rio Rico Hawks on Friday. The Golden Hawks' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Desert Sunrise still got an impressive performance from Aime Lamour, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
The critical scores for Rio Rico came from Lebrandon Murrietta, Sebastian Castro, and Hiram Chavez.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Desert Sunrise will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Copper Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th. As for Rio Rico, they will square off against Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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