Football Preview: Sweetwater Red Devils vs. Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets
The Sweetwater Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palo Verde Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sweetwater, who comes in off a win.
Sweetwater gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 16-7 win over Southwest SD.
It was another big night for Zaryan Crews, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Sweetwater's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Zane Willis and Jacob Gonsalves.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Imperial 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 882nd, while the Tigers are ranked 298th).
Palo Verde Valley might have lost, but man, Kenneth Salazar was a machine: he rushed for 120 yards on only ten carries.
Sweetwater's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Palo Verde Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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