The Sultana Sultans will face off against the Hesperia Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Sultana's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oak Hills on Thursday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 58-0. The shutout was out of character for the Sultans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hesperia just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 42-21 to Serrano. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
Hesperia might have lost, but man, Zamar Malveaux was a machine: he rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Malveaux's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards. Da'Lon Williams also helped out as he racked up 105 rushing yards.
Sultana has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for Hesperia, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Sultana came up short against Hesperia in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 31-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who rushed for 315 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Now that Sultana knows 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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