Imperial had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They strolled past the Serrano Diamondbacks with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 49-35.
Santonio Urena
| 08/22/25 @ Serrano | 393 |
| 10/11/24 @ Calexico | 20 |
| 11/01/24 @ Southwest EC | 19 |
| 09/20/24 vs Palo Verde Valley | 14 |
| 09/13/24 @ Fallbrook | 5 |
A big part of Imperial's win came down to the chemistry between Santonio Urena and his top target Gio Robles. Urena threw for 393 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes while Robles picked up 182 receiving yards and four scores. Those 393 passing yards gave Urena a new career-high. A healthy portion of Urena's aerial production (108 yards to be exact) also went to Mario Gaxiola, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Imperial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gaxiola and Trey Ruiz.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Imperial will venture away from home to square off against Vincent Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Serrano, they will head out to face off against Barstow at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 819 yards in their previous games.
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