The Palm Desert Aztecs will head out to face off against the La Quinta Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Desert's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so La Quinta's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Palm Desert took their contest with ease, bagging a 35-6 victory over Palm Springs. The game marked the Aztecs' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, La Quinta unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 30-29 to Shadow Hills.
La Quinta might have lost, but man, James Madden Ruberg was a machine: he rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Ruberg's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards. La Quinta also got help from Payton Reynolds, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, La Quinta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Palm Desert is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for La Quinta, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2.
Palm Desert strolled past La Quinta in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 30-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palm Desert since the squad 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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