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 game with six straight defeats, while Mojave will come in with four straight wins.
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 took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-0 victory over Rancho. Considering the Rattlers have won three matchups by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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. Arthur AJ Williams was another key player, throwing 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. Another thorn in Rancho's side was Albert AJ Tuitele, who forced a fumble, made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and made 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 loss 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 when the teams last played 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? There's only one way to find out.
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