Rancho Cotate had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They strolled past the Ukiah Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 40-22. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2021.
Rancho Cotate was led to victory by Gio Martinez and Wyatt Gregori. Martinez rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while Gregori rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rancho Cotate was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Rancho Cotate's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Levi Sage was especially locked on to Ukiah's QB and sacked him twice.
When it comes to explaining why Ukiah lost, don't look at Omaurie Phillips. Despite the final result, he picked up 257 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Beau David was another key player, having thrown for 294 yards and three touchdowns.
Rancho Cotate will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Redwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Cotate is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Ukiah, they will challenge Dublin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Ukiah focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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