Football Preview: Hesperia Scorpions vs. Liberty Bison
The Hesperia Scorpions will challenge the Liberty Bison at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Liberty is facing Hesperia at the wrong time: Hesperia suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 27-24. The Scorpions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Hesperia got top-tier performance from Zamar Malveaux, who rushed for 256 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Malveaux is now averaging an impressive 132.8 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Michael Vital, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hesperia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Liberty came up short against Tahquitz on Friday and fell 35-27.
Hesperia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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