Football Preview: Liberty Bison vs. Hesperia Scorpions
The Liberty Bison's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hesperia Scorpions 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'.
Last Friday, Liberty came up short against Tahquitz and fell 35-27.
Meanwhile, Hesperia entered their matchup against Silverado on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hesperia fell just short of Silverado 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. The team also got some help courtesy of 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.
Liberty's record now sits at 2-2. As for Hesperia, their record is now 1-3.
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