The Mojave Rattlers will head out on the road to square off against the Sunrise Mountain Miners at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mojave has four straight wins, Sunrise Mountain has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mojave's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 66-0 victory over Rancho on the road. That looming 66-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Rattlers yet this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Miguel Reinares and he. Reinares rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Antwan Hawkins a new career-high in rushing yards. Mojave also got help from S'Marrion Coleman, who showed off his sure hands for 93 receiving yards.
Mojave's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Elijah Richard and Damari Fairley. Mojave got some further help from Albert AJ Tuitele: he forced a fumble, made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mojave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sunrise Mountain lost to Centennial on the road by a 45-26 margin on Friday.
Mojave's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Sunrise Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mojave beat Sunrise Mountain 21-14 in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Does Mojave have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sunrise Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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