Palm Springs and La Quinta are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Indians will head out to square off against the Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Springs is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Palm Springs gave up the first points two weeks ago, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 22-14 win over Yucaipa. Those 22 points were actually the fewest the Indians have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Bishop Miller
| 09/18/25 vs Yucaipa | 144.9 |
| 09/05/25 @ Coachella Valley | 144 |
| 08/22/25 vs Segerstrom | 141 |
| 08/29/25 @ Grand Terrace | 133.2 |
| 09/20/24 vs Yucaipa | 129.9 |
Palm Springs' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jordan Johnson, who rushed for 119 yards, and Bishop Miller, who threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in passer rating (144.9).
Meanwhile, La Quinta fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Central on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 35-29 to the Spartans. The loss was the Blackhawks' first of the season.
Palm Springs' victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for La Quinta, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Palm Springs ended up a good deal behind La Quinta in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, losing 31-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Blackhawks' James Madden Ruberg, who rushed for 268 yards and three scores while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Now that the Indians know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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