Cleveland is 9-1 against Cibola since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cleveland Storm are taking a road trip to square off against the Cibola Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Cleveland is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Farmington, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Cleveland was ranked third). Cleveland blew past Farmington, posting a 50-0 victory at home. The Storm might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Jordan Hatch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 273 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Jacob Maldonado was another key player, picking up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cleveland wouldn't let Farmington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Cleveland can thank Riley Haussler and Connor Steele for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Cibola fell victim to Rio Rancho and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 28-0 defeat at the hands of the Rams. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Cleveland's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Cibola, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Cleveland against Cibola in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 61-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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