The Rancho Rams will head out to face off against the Cheyenne Desert Shields at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rancho is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Rancho's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mojave on Friday. They had to suffer through a 66-0 loss at the hands of the Rattlers.
Rancho wouldn't let Mojave keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ethan Nelson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cheyenne). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon 52-12 at home.
Cheyenne's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Khalil Burkes, who threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes, and Treasure Harris, who gained 162 total yards.
Rancho's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Cheyenne, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Rancho and Cheyenne were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but Rancho suffered an agonizing 22-21 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harris, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Rancho knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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