Apple Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Serrano Diamondbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Apple Valley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Burroughs. That looming 42-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Sun Devils yet this season.
Jacob Higgs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 36 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 183 yards and two touchdowns. Talan Lively handled things on the ground, rushing for 105 yards.
Apple Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Apple Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremiah Wilkerson and Jordan Martinez-Ortega.
Meanwhile, Serrano made easy work of Hesperia on Friday and carried off a 42-21 win. The Diamondbacks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Trevor Mcsween, who rushed for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Issiah Romo, who rushed for 27 yards and a touchdown.
Apple Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Serrano, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Apple Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 147.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Serrano struggles in that department as they've been averaging 230. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Apple Valley strolled past Serrano in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 24-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Apple Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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