The Desert Christian Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Hesperia Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Hesperia Christian will come in with three straight wins.
Desert Christian is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Santa Clarita Christian on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Desert Christian was outmatched by Santa Clarita Christian on the road and fell 55-6. Having soared to a lofty 45 points in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Hesperia Christian over Academy of Careers & Exploration in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hesperia Christian blew Academy of Careers & Exploration out of the water with a 35-3 final score. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won four matches by 30 points or more so far this season.
Hesperia Christian had a senior duo take command as Dakota McCloud gained 186 total yards and three touchdowns and Nathaniel Renner threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns. McCloud also posted 152 receiving yards, which is notable because Hesperia Christian is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Dylan Alfonzo, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Hesperia Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Roderick Taylor was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 3.5 himself.
The victory got Hesperia Christian back to even at 4-4. As for Desert Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Desert Christian was dealt a bruising 45-0 defeat at the hands of Hesperia Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Desert Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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