Christian had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over the Rancho Mirage Rattlers. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Patriots had established a 22-point advantage.
A big part of Christian's win came down to the chemistry between Kaleb Runkle and his top target Kai Rosier. Runkle threw for 346 yards and three TDs while completing 73% of his passes while Rosier picked up 222 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Rosier really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Kirchhoefer, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Rancho Mirage lost on Thursday, don't look at Chase Miller. Despite the final result, he rushed for 103 yards and one score on only 11 carries.
Coming up, Christian will challenge Bishop's at 7:00 p.m. on the 30th. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 937 yards in their previous games. As for Rancho Mirage, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 30-7 victory against Coachella Valley on the 29th.
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