Two dominant signal callers in Jacob Higgs and Corin Berry are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Apple Valley Sun Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Charter Oak Chargers 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 contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Serrano. Given the Sun Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Diamondbacks are ranked 282nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Apple Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Higgs, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 111 yards on eight of 16 attempts.
Apple Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Apple Valley's defense stepped up as well, laying out Issiah Romo. 6.5 times. Serrano's QB won't forget Anthony Navarro anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Trevor Bailey was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Charter Oak made easy work of Glendora on Friday and carried off a 38-14 win. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Berry, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Marquis Bradley also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Charter Oak's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.2 points. As for Apple Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Apple Valley has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 151.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Charter Oak has preferred to attack from the air: they average 279.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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