The Kern Valley Broncs will take on the Rosamond Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kern Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Kern Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Desert 62-0 on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Broncs have posted since September 29, 2023.
Kern Valley relied on the efforts of Zane Carver, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns, and Carson Parks, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Carver is becoming a predictor of Kern Valley's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Aiden Madden, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kern Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 46.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 200.
Kern Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Bryce Smoot, Jeffrey Clark, and Deegan Lee picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Rosamond didn't have too much breathing room in their game against California City on Friday, but they still walked away with a 20-15 victory.
Rosamond's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ty'Shawn Flowers, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and Robert Evans, who rushed for 153 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Evans' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Kern Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Rosamond, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Kern Valley was taken down by Rosamond 51-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kern Valley was down 32-8.
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