Mojave hasn't had much luck against Cimarron-Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mojave Rattlers will square off against the Cimarron-Memorial Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Mojave is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Cimarron-Memorial's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Mojave hadn't allowed a single point the last five times they've hit the field. Mojave put the hurt on Cheyenne with a sharp 24-0 win on Thursday. The Rattlers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 24 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mojave to victory, but perhaps none more so than Arthur AJ Williams, who threw for 118 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes, and also rushed for 39 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cimarron-Memorial). They took their game on the road last Saturday with ease, bagging a 56-14 victory over Rancho. With the Spartans ahead 42-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Felix Romero had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Another player making a difference was Matthew Sua, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cimarron-Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Cimarron-Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Travis Ervin and Elias Laulu.
Mojave pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Cimarron-Memorial, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Mojave came up short against Cimarron-Memorial in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 30-23. Can Mojave avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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