The Sweetwater Red Devils will face off against the Mira Mesa Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sweetwater is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mater Dei Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sweetwater had to suffer through a 47-14 loss at the hands of Mater Dei Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 597th, while the Crusaders are ranked 173rd).
Despite the loss, Sweetwater got top-tier performance from Zaryan Crews, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Those 186 rushing yards gave Crews a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Sweetwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mira Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of Mission Bay by a score of 30-28.
Sweetwater has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Mira Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Sweetwater took a serious blow against Mira Mesa in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, falling 49-21. Thankfully for Sweetwater, Lamar Raboteau, Jr (who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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