The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will challenge the Xavier Prep Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Rancho Mirage lost to La Quinta on the road by a 42-28 margin.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jeremiah Williams and James Madden Ruberg. Ruberg had a great game and rushed for 276 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Williams was balling out in the loss, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 42 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Xavier Prep hadn't done well against Palm Springs recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Xavier Prep strolled past Palm Springs with points to spare, taking the game 35-20. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Saints considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Rancho Mirage's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Xavier Prep, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4-1 record.
Rancho Mirage was able to grind out a solid victory over Xavier Prep when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 21-14. Does Rancho Mirage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Xavier Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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