Desert Chapel kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They were dealt a 70-38 defeat at the hands of the Desert Mirage RAMS. The Eagles were down 58-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Desert Chapel lost, don't look at Samuel Mourhess. Despite the final result, he threw for 571 yards and six TDs while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt. The Eagles' leading receiver Jayvon Garcia was Mourhess' top target yet again, picking up 187 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Desert Mirage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Omar Martinez, who rushed for 259 yards and eight touchdowns on only 15 carries. Martinez's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of De'Vian Martinez, who rushed for 311 yards and one TD while picking up 13.5 yards per carry.
Desert Chapel will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Nordhoff at 7:00 p.m. on September 12. As for Desert Mirage, they will host San Jacinto Valley Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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