The Somerset Academy Losee Lions have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Cimarron-Memorial Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Somerset Academy Losee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 61-0 win over Rancho. That looming 61-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lions yet this season.
Kieran Daniel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 137 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Braunsen Ahlo was another major influence, as he rushed for 42 yards and ran in a TD.
Somerset Academy Losee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in 24 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Somerset Academy Losee's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Phazon Hardwick with two. Somerset Academy Losee got some further help from Coen Daniel: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Cimarron-Memorial against Bonanza on Friday as the squad secured a 39-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jeremiah Escamilla and Felix Romero. Escamilla rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown while Romero rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. Cimarron-Memorial is undefeated when Romero posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Cimarron-Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tristan Loring, CJ Butler, Marques Johnson, and Ethan Tribble picked up one apiece.
Cimarron-Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.7 points per game. As for Somerset Academy Losee, their record now sits at 9-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Somerset Academy Losee has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 324.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Cimarron-Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 91. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Somerset Academy Losee strolled past Cimarron-Memorial in their previous matchup back in September by a score of 28-14. Does Somerset Academy Losee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cimarron-Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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