The Sweetwater Red Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sweetwater will be strutting in after a win while Palo Verde Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Sweetwater gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Southwest SD by a score of 16-7.
Zaryan Crews was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 60 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Sweetwater's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Zane Willis and Jacob Gonsalves.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against Imperial, falling 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 882nd, while the Tigers are ranked 298th).
Palo Verde Valley might have lost, but man, Kenneth Salazar was a machine: he rushed for 120 yards on only ten carries.
Sweetwater's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Palo Verde Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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