Banning is 7-2 against Desert Hot Springs since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Banning Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Desert Hot Springs is hoping to do what Twentynine Palms couldn't on Friday: put an end to Banning's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Banning snuck past Twentynine Palms with a 31-26 victory.
The critical scores for Banning came from OTIS WHITE, JMARI GARLINGTON, DEQUINN LOVINS, and JUNIOR DUNAHOO.
Banning didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as MARCELL HOLLAND, MARQUIS STEWART-VAUGHN, and WILLIAM TIPPENS picked up one apiece. HOLLAND also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Desert Hot Springs). They breezed by Twentynine Palms at home to the tune of 46-0 last Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Golden Eagles as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Donevin Thornton and Jaylen Turner were among the main playmakers for Desert Hot Springs as the former rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries and the latter threw for 124 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Thornton a new career-high in rushing yards. Seth Silva was another key back, gaining 35 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Desert Hot Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Banning's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Desert Hot Springs, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Banning was taken down by Desert Hot Springs 44-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Banning, Messiah Smith (who threw for 148 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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