Cimarron-Memorial is 3-0 against Mojave since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Mojave Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Cimarron-Memorial sitting on three straight wins and Mojave on seven.
Cimarron-Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Rancho for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-14 victory on the road. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 26.1 points per game.
Cimarron-Memorial found their leader in underclassman Felix Romero, who rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Those 138 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Romero. Another player making a difference was Matthew Sua, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cimarron-Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 47.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 153.
Cimarron-Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Travis Ervin and Elias Laulu.
Meanwhile, Mojave's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Cheyenne a 24-0 shutout. Considering the Rattlers have won six games by more than 23 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Mojave got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Arthur AJ Williams out in front who threw for 118 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes, and also rushed for 39 yards.
Cimarron-Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Mojave, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Cimarron-Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Mojave when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 30-23. Does Cimarron-Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mojave turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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