Cimarron-Memorial has gone 6-0 against Bonanza recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Bonanza Bengals at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Cimarron-Memorial strolled past Cheyenne with points to spare, taking the game 21-6.
The critical scores for Cimarron-Memorial came from Tyree Rogers, Felix Romero, and Isaiah Romero.
Cimarron-Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rogers and Romero. With that strong performance, Rogers is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. Cimarron-Memorial got some further help from Elias Laulu: he picked up a sack and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bonanza). They blew past Rancho, posting a 48-8 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bengals as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Bonanza got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Adrian Martinez out in front who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Martinez has posted since back in August.
Bonanza was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 61.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 156.3.
Cimarron-Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Bonanza, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Cimarron-Memorial against Bonanza in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 40-6 win. Does Cimarron-Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bonanza turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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