Cholla has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Rio Rico Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Cholla is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Empire two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cholla had to suffer through a 48-6 loss at the hands of Empire. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Ravens recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, while it was Rio Rico who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Empire who put up more. Rio Rico took a 34-20 bruising from Empire. Despite 130 more yards than the Ravens, the Hawks couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Rio Rico's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jahred Bravo, who picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Sebastian Castro, who threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
Even though they lost, Rio Rico was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Cholla's record is now 1-8. As for Rio Rico, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Cholla came up short against Rio Rico in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 28-21. Thankfully for Cholla, Angel Godinez (who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes) 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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