The Mojave Rattlers will head out to challenge the Somerset Academy Losee Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a eight-game winning streak alive.
Mojave will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Cimarron-Memorial, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Mojave came out on top against Cimarron-Memorial by a score of 16-7 on Friday.
The critical scores for Mojave came from Albert AJ Tuitele and S'Marrion Coleman.
Mojave 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 153 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Mojave didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jray-Joseph Vele and Demico Zamora. Vele also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy Losee humbled Rancho with a 42-7 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
Kieran Daniel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Camello Carter, who rushed for 83 yards.
Mojave pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Somerset Academy Losee, their record is now an identical 8-1.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Mojave has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Somerset Academy Losee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 332.7. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Mojave ended up a good deal behind Somerset Academy Losee in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, losing 44-29. Thankfully for Mojave, Malachi Johnson (who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 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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