The Mojave Rattlers will challenge the Coronado Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Mojave: 11.3, Coronado: 12.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mojave fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Clark on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Chargers 31-25. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Rattlers, who until this game were averaging 11.29 points allowed.
| 01/28/25 vs Clark | 153 |
| 01/23/25 @ Canyon Springs | 48 |
| 12/02/24 @ Bishop Gorman | 31 |
| 01/23/24 @ Spring Valley | 28 |
| 01/20/25 @ Basic | 24 |
Despite the loss, Mojave saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jeremya Umbles rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries. Those 153 rushing yards gave Umbles a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Mojave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clark only rushed for 104 rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Mojave's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Derriah Wren.
Meanwhile, Coronado faced Canyon Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Coronado simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Canyon Springs 34-0. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 34 points or more this season.
Coronado has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.6 points per game. As for Mojave, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.
Mojave might still be hurting after the 25-0 loss they got from Coronado in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coronado's Bailey Goldberg, who threw for 197 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of her passes, and also rushed for 69 yards on only six carries. Now that Mojave knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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