There's no place like home for Coachella Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Eldorado Firehawks 48-18 at home. The win was all the more spectacular given the Mighty Arabs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 322nd in California, while the Firehawks are ranked 56th in Nevada).
Aaron Ramirez was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Miguel Rodriguez was another key player, picking up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Coachella Valley wouldn't let Eldorado keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Carlos Verduzco, Francisco Ferratt, and Angel Lavalley picked up one apiece.
Despite the loss, Eldorado still got an impressive performance from Jerome Kalama, who threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave Kalama a new career-high in rushing yards.
Coachella Valley pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Eldorado, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coachella Valley will face off against Palo Verde Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coachella Valley is facing Palo Verde Valley at the right time seeing as Palo Verde Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Eldorado, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Canyon Springs at 6:00 p.m. on September 20th. Eldorado will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Canyon Springs will have lost three straight heading into Friday's match.
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