The Rancho Rams will challenge the Somerset Academy Losee Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with eight straight losses, while Somerset Academy Losee will come in with seven straight wins.
Rancho is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Cimarron-Memorial on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rancho was dealt a 56-14 defeat at the hands of Cimarron-Memorial. The Rams were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy Losee got themselves on the board against Cheyenne on Saturday, but Cheyenne never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Desert Shields with a sharp 20-0 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
The critical scores for Somerset Academy Losee came from Kieran Daniel, Rj Olivieri, and Anthony Manuel.
Somerset Academy Losee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in 21 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Somerset Academy Losee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Phazon Hardwick and Tyler Underwood.
Rancho's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Somerset Academy Losee, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Rancho was dealt a bruising 45-15 defeat at the hands of Somerset Academy Losee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rancho was down 35-0.
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