The Coronado Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Mojave Rattlers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mojave took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Coronado, who comes in off a win.
Coronado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Canyon Springs, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Coronado was ranked 15th). Coronado took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over Canyon Springs. Considering the Cougars have won eight games by more than 33 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Mojave fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Clark on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Chargers 31-25. It was the first time this season that the Rattlers let down their fans at home.
Coronado will have to contain Jeremya Umbles as she made an impact in Mojave's last game. She rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Umbles a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Mojave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clark only rushed for 104 rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Mojave's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Derriah Wren.
Coronado is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.6 points per game. As for Mojave, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.
Everything went Coronado's way against Mojave when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Coronado made off with a 25-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coronado since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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