The Yucca Valley Trojans lost to the Xavier Prep Saints on the road by a 35-21 margin on Friday. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Clyde King
| 09/19/25 @ Xavier Prep | 163 |
| 09/12/25 @ Chaffey | 114 |
| 09/04/25 @ Cathedral City | 111 |
| 08/29/25 vs La Quinta | 158 |
| 08/21/25 vs Arrowhead Christian | 107 |
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Clyde King, who rushed for 163 yards and one score while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. King is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 107 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Pope, who gained 103 total yards and a touchdown.
Yucca Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pope and Bryan Minsky. Brody Herrera was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Leading Xavier Prep to victory were Kingston Pellum and Ayden Ruiz. Pellum threw for 220 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 13 passes, while Ruiz picked up 102 receiving yards and two TDs. Ruiz got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 86 yards.
Yucca Valley now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Xavier Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Yucca Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 28-7 win against Desert Hot Springs on the 26th. As for Xavier Prep, after each having a week off, they and Palm Desert will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on October 3. The Saints will be up against the Aztecs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 27.6 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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