The Mojave Rattlers will venture away from home 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 matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Rancho 66-0 on the road. That 66 point margin sets a new team best for the Rattlers 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. S'Marrion Coleman did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 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. Albert AJ Tuitele was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble, making 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and making 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 ended up a good deal behind Centennial on Friday and lost 45-26.
Mojave's victory 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 when the teams last played back in August of 2021. Will Mojave repeat their success, or does Sunrise Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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