The Mojave Rattlers will square off against the Palo Verde Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palo Verde took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mojave, who comes in off a win.
Mojave is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked 17th at the time (Mojave was ranked 20th). The Rattlers came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 27-16 on Friday.
S'Marion Coleman
| 10/17/25 @ Centennial | 2 |
| 10/10/25 @ Bishop Gorman | 0 |
| 09/19/25 @ Shadow Ridge | 1 |
| 08/29/25 vs Queen Creek | 2 |
Mojave's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by RaJahn Butler and S'Marion Coleman. Butler rushed for 144 yards and two TDs while picking up 8.5 yards per carry while Coleman picked up 247 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. What's more, Coleman posted two receiving touchdowns, the most he's had since back in August.
Mojave didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Emari Richard and Elijah Richard. Emari also made five total tackles, which is notable because Mojave is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise. Zechariah Johnson was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making 20 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Palo Verde was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 41-17 to Shadow Ridge. The Panthers were down 34-3 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Palo Verde saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Beau Gardineer picked up 101 receiving yards and two scores. Gardineer got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 60 yards.
Mojave is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.8 points over those games. As for Palo Verde, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Mojave might still be hurting after the 29-6 defeat they got from Palo Verde in their previous meeting back in August of 2018. Can the Rattlers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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