Rosamond and Desert are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Rosamond Roadrunners are on the road again on Friday to play the Desert Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Rosamond came up short against Boron and fell 26-16. The defeat continues a trend for the Roadrunners in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now lost five in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Robert Evans and Andrew Gartica. Gartica had a great game and gained 100 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Evans was balling out in the loss, rushing for 138 yards.
Meanwhile, Desert was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Bishop Union at home and fell 85-0. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 1016th, while the Broncos are ranked 392nd).
Rosamond's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Desert, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Rosamond against Desert in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured an 88-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rosamond 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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