Jurupa Hills has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Rancho Mirage Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Jurupa Hills was just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to Brea Olinda. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Wildcats are ranked 193rd).
Meanwhile, Rancho Mirage entered their match against Ramona on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Rancho Mirage and Ramona were almost perfectly matched up, but Rancho Mirage suffered a 27-26 loss.
Despite the defeat, Rancho Mirage got top-tier performance from Jeremiah Williams, who rushed for 208 yards while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Williams is now averaging an impressive 103.5 rushing yards per game. Backing up that air attack was Julian Hernandez, who rushed for 100 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rancho Mirage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Jurupa Hills' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Rancho Mirage, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Jurupa Hills couldn't quite finish off Rancho Mirage in their previous meeting back in November of 2017 and fell 41-39. Thankfully for Jurupa Hills, Marques Prior (who rushed for 277 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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