The Rancho Mirage Rattlers are taking a road trip to square off against the Tahquitz Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Rancho Mirage will head into Saturday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 42-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Coachella Valley on Saturday. Rancho Mirage had just enough and edged Coachella Valley out 34-31. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rattlers have posted since August 18, 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rancho Mirage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Tahquitz never let their opponents score on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 36-0 victory over Lakeside on the road. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Lancers are ranked 755th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Rancho Mirage back to even at 1-1. As for Tahquitz, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Rancho Mirage might still be hurting after the 45-21 defeat they got from Tahquitz in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Rancho Mirage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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