Rancho Mirage unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by the Christian Patriots and fell 42-14. The Rattlers were down 28-6 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
When it comes to explaining why Rancho Mirage lost on Thursday, don't look at Chase Miller. Despite the final result, he rushed for 103 yards and one TD on only 11 carries.
A big part of Christian's victory came down to the chemistry between Kaleb Runkle and his top target Kai Rosier. Runkle threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes while Rosier picked up 222 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Rosier's longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Kirchhoefer, who rushed for 49 yards and a pair of TDs.
Rancho Mirage has already played their next contest, a 30-7 win against Coachella Valley on the 29th. As for Christian, they will head out to face off against Bishop's at 7:00 p.m. on the 30th. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 937 yards in their previous games.
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