The Hesperia Scorpions will stay at home for another week and welcome the Sultana Sultans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hesperia is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Serrano on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hesperia came up short against Serrano, falling 42-21. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Zamar Malveaux and Trevor Mcsween. Mcsween had a great game and rushed for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Malveaux was balling out in the loss, rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Sultana fell victim to Oak Hills and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 58-0. While losing is never fun, the Sultans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 466th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 28th).
Hesperia has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Sultana, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Hesperia was able to grind out a solid victory over Sultana in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 31-24. Will Hesperia repeat their success, or does Sultana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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