The matchup between Palo Verde Valley and Imperial on Friday hardly resembled the 14-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets took a blow against the Imperial Tigers, falling 49-14. The defeat leaves the Yellow Jackets without a win on the season.
When it comes to explaining why Palo Verde Valley lost, don't look at Kenneth Salazar. Despite the final result, he rushed for 120 yards on only ten carries.
A big part of Imperial's win came down to the chemistry between Jayden Ayala and his top target Deren Hueso. Ayala threw for 142 yards and three touchdowns while Hueso rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Palo Verde Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Imperial, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Palo Verde Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Southwest EC at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Imperial will also get a bit of a break before their next matchup: they'll face off against Central at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Imperial's defense has only allowed 8.2 points per game this season, so Central's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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