Yucca Valley suffered their closest defeat since August 31, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Rancho Christian Eagles by a score of 44-41. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 40-19 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2023.
Despite the loss, Yucca Valley still got an impressive performance from Michael Ramos Jr, who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Aiden Pope, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Will Ford went supernova for Rancho Christian, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Everett Glover was another key player, picking up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Yucca Valley's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Rancho Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Yucca Valley will take on Serrano at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rancho Christian, they will face off against West Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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