On Friday, Desert Pines faced Coronado in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Pines Jaguars were dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of the Coronado Cougars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jaguars of the 35-12 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Desert Pines didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ejuan Carter and Saul Emilien.
Aiden Krause continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Coronado, throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Desert Pines is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Coronado, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Desert Pines will square off against Bishop Gorman at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Gorman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season. As for Coronado, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Foothill at 6:00 p.m. Coronado also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 38.4 points per game.
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