If Gila Ridge was feeling good fresh off their 49-14 takedown of Palo Verde Valley last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gila Ridge Hawks fell 39-27 to the Crismon Rattlers on Friday. The Hawks gained 266 more yards on the day, but it was the Rattlers that made the best use of them.
Gila Ridge's loss came despite strong showings from Steven Navas and Gabriel Cota. Navas threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns, while Cota picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cota got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 64 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Hayes, who picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The critical scores for Crismon came from Kresean Boyd and Drew Campbell.
Gila Ridge now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Crismon, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3.
Gila Ridge will face off against Brawley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gila Ridge is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Crismon, they will take on Gilbert Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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