Hesperia entered their matchup against Silverado on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Hesperia Scorpions fell just short of the Silverado Hawks by a score of 27-24. Despite 134 more yards than the Hawks, the Scorpions couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why Hesperia lost, don't look at Zamar Malveaux. Despite the final result, he rushed for 256 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Malveaux is now averaging an impressive 132.8 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Michael Vital, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hesperia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Jace Weiss continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Silverado, throwing for 118 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Weiss has posted since back in September of 2023. Jarmarri Tharpe was Weiss' top target, picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 48 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Hesperia and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Silverado, the victory snapped their losing streak at 13 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
Hesperia will be playing in front of their home fans against Liberty at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Silverado, they will head out on the road to challenge Eisenhower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Silverado is facing Eisenhower at the right time seeing as Eisenhower is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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