Desert Mirage was the 24-23 winner over Calipatria when they last played one another back in August of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Desert Mirage RAMS took a blow against the Calipatria Hornets on Thursday, falling 65-12. The RAMS were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-6.
Jeremiah Morin threw for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Jonathan Diaz was his top target, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Dominic Hawk went supernova for Calipatria, rushing for 356 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 20.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 54 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Hawk is now averaging an impressive 224.5 rushing yards per game.
Desert Mirage's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Calipatria, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Desert Mirage will be playing in front of their home fans against Desert Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Desert Mirage focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Thursday. As for Calipatria, they are on the road again on Friday to play O'Farrell Charter at 4:15 p.m.
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