If Cibola was riding high fresh off their 48-7 takedown of North Canyon last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cibola Raiders were outmatched by the Kellis Cougars at home and fell 56-14. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Raiders of the 35-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Cibola lost on Friday, don't look at Carter Rutledge. Despite the final result, he threw for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 40 yards. Those 40 rushing yards gave Rutledge a new career-high.
Sean Oser went supernova for Kellis, rushing for 182 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 81 yards and three touchdowns. Cayden Walker also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Cibola dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to rushing yards: they averaged an imposing zero rushing yards in those games compared to only zero in the others. As for Kellis, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Cibola does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kellis, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Ironwood Ridge at 7:00 p.m. Kellis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.2 points per game this season.
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