Indio lost against Hemet back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Indio Rajahs were outmatched by the Hemet Bulldogs at home and fell 45-13. While losing is never fun, the Rajahs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 268th).
Indio's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Jones, who threw for 250 yards on 15 of 26 attempts, and also rushed for 77 yards on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (107 yards to be exact) went to Abraham Acuna.
Indio's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hemet, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Indio will venture away from home to square off against Barstow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hemet, they will face off against Carter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hemet will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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