The Desert Scorpions will head out to take on the Rosamond Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert has given up an average of 46.8 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Desert is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Bishop Union on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Scorpions had to suffer through a 56-6 loss at the hands of the Broncos. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 878th, while the Broncos are ranked 335th).
Meanwhile, Rosamond ended up a good deal behind Boron on Friday and lost 34-20. The loss continues a trend for the Roadrunners in their meetings with the Bobcats: they've now lost six in a row.
Desert will need to focus on slowing down Marvin Alvarado, one of several Rosamond players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 123 yards and a pair of TDs. Rosamond also got a significant boost from Robert Evans, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 118 yards.
Rosamond's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Desert, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Desert was taken down by Rosamond 63-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evans, who rushed for 148 yards and three scores on only ten carries. Now that the Scorpions 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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