The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will square off against the Jurupa Hills Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Rancho Mirage has played have been within three points, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Rancho Mirage will head out to face Jurupa Hills after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Rancho Mirage and Ramona were almost perfectly matched up, but Rancho Mirage suffered a 27-26 defeat.
Despite the loss, Rancho Mirage got top-tier performance from Jeremiah Williams, who rushed for 208 yards while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Williams really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Julian Hernandez handled things on the ground, rushing for 100 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rancho Mirage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Jurupa Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to Brea Olinda. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Wildcats are ranked 193rd).
Rancho Mirage's record now sits at 2-2. As for Jurupa Hills, their record now sits at 0-3.
Rancho Mirage skirted past Jurupa Hills 41-39 when the teams last played back in November of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rancho Mirage 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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