The Mojave Rattlers will face off against the Somerset Academy Losee Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mojave is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Cheyenne as Mojave made off with a 32-8 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Rattlers who have now won ten matches in a row.
A big part of Mojave's victory came down to the chemistry between Mark Ames and his top target S'Marrion Coleman. Ames rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown while Coleman picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Ames a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Somerset Academy Losee on Friday. They blew past Cimarron-Memorial 41-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Somerset Academy Losee's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kieran Daniel, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Another rusher making a difference was Levi Sessi, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Somerset Academy Losee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in 25 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Mojave pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.7 points per game. As for Somerset Academy Losee, their record is now 10-2.
Mojave beat Somerset Academy Losee 32-21 when the teams last played back in October. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Somerset Academy Losee's Phazon Hardwick, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mojave still be able to contain Hardwick? There's only one way to find out.
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