The Apple Valley Sun Devils will square off against the Serrano Diamondbacks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Apple Valley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Apple Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Burroughs 34-6 on Friday. The Sun Devils haven't had any issues with the Burros recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Brent Lanning
| 09/19/25 vs El Camino | 133.3 |
| 10/02/25 @ Hesperia | 125.8 |
| 10/17/25 @ Burroughs | 119 |
| 10/10/25 @ Oak Hills | 74.4 |
| 08/29/25 @ Highland | 71.5 |
| + 1 more games |
Apple Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brent Lanning out in front who threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Lanning's passing game has become a key predictor of the Sun Devils' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. Apple Valley's leading receiver Davion Swan-Satterwhite was Lanning's top target yet again, picking up 143 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Apple Valley's run defense was locked in: Burroughs could only muster three yards per carry. The Sun Devils' run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 2.8 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 4.37 on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Serrano ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They slipped by Hesperia 36-35.
The victory got Apple Valley back to even at 4-4. As for Serrano, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Apple Valley against Serrano when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 35-0 victory. Do the Sun Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Diamondbacks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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