On Friday, Cleveland faced Rio Rancho in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cleveland Storm simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rio Rancho Rams 40-12. The result was nothing new for the Storm, who have now won eight contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Isaiah Yannis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jordan Hatch, who threw for 187 yards and a touchdown.
Rio Rancho's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jace Pitt, who picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jj Arellano, who threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
The win was the ninth in a row for Cleveland, bringing their record for this year to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.6 points. As for Rio Rancho, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Cleveland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rio Rancho, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Sandia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Micah Takahashi and Jahleel Lewis.
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