Cienega unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 38-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buena Colts on Friday. If the Bobcats were looking for revenge after losing 32-15 to the Colts when the teams met back in November of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Cienega lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Julian Hainley, who threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns. Cienega's leading receiver Jaden Rodgers was Hainley's top target yet again, picking up 151 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Even if they lost, Cienega's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Oliver Bonilla was especially locked on to Buena's QB and sacked him twice.
Ricardo Brooks had a dynamite game For Buena., rushing for 143 yards and three TDs on only ten carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards. Brooks got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 85 yards.
Coming up, Cienega will host Desert Edge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Buena, they will venture away from home to take on Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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