Hesperia hasn't had much luck against Apple Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hesperia Scorpions will venture away from home to challenge the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 7:00 p.m.
Hesperia's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oak Hills on Thursday. They were dealt a 34-0 defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs. The game marked the first time this year in which the Scorpions were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They really took it to the Sultans for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-6 win on the road. The match marked the Sun Devils' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Apple Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Higgs, who threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Johnny Cisneros helped Higgs out on the ground, rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Apple Valley wouldn't let Sultana keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Seth Robertson led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Trevor Bailey is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Hesperia's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Apple Valley, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Hesperia couldn't quite finish off Apple Valley in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 and fell 35-32. Can Hesperia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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