Cimarron-Memorial has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Somerset Academy Losee Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cimarron-Memorial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Bonanza to the tune of 39-7. With the Spartans ahead 20-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jeremiah Escamilla and Felix Romero. Escamilla rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown while Romero rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. Romero is becoming a predictor of Cimarron-Memorial's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Cimarron-Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 50 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 154.4.
Cimarron-Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tristan Loring, CJ Butler, Marques Johnson, and Ethan Tribble picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Somerset Academy Losee). They never let Rancho onto the board and left with a 61-0 victory on Friday. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lions had established a 54 point advantage.
Kieran Daniel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 137 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Braunsen Ahlo was in the mix as well, providing Somerset Academy Losee with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Somerset Academy Losee's defense and their five sacks. Phazon Hardwick was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Another thorn in Rancho's side was Coen Daniel, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Cimarron-Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.8 points per game. As for Somerset Academy Losee, their record is now 9-2.
Cimarron-Memorial lost to Somerset Academy Losee on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin when the teams last played back in September. Can Cimarron-Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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