The Sunrise Mountain Miners will take on the Mojave Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunrise Mountain has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight losses, while Mojave will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Sunrise Mountain lost to Centennial on the road by a 45-26 margin.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mojave). They breezed by Rancho on the road to the tune of 66-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Rattlers, who have now won three contests by 34 points or more so far this season.
Mojave had a senior duo take command as Antwan Hawkins rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns and Miguel Reinares rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown. Reinares really tore up the turf during one magnificent 91-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Arthur AJ Williams, who threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Mojave's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Elijah Richard and Damari Fairley. Albert AJ Tuitele was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble, making 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and making 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mojave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sunrise Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Mojave, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Sunrise Mountain came up short against Mojave in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, falling 21-14. Thankfully for Sunrise Mountain, Zaquon Henderson (who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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