On Friday Desert Mirage will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Cathedral City Lions at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Desert Mirage is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Coachella Valley two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Desert Mirage was dealt a 48-6 defeat at the hands of Coachella Valley. While losing is never fun, the RAMS can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 972nd, while the Mighty Arabs are ranked 388th).
Meanwhile, Cathedral City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Miller.
Desert Mirage's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Cathedral City, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
Everything went Desert Mirage's way against Cathedral City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Desert Mirage made off with a 26-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert 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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