The Hesperia Scorpions will head out on the road to square off against the Granite Hills Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hesperia's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Adelanto 35-0 on the road. Given the Scorpions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Saints are ranked 613th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hesperia wouldn't let Adelanto keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hesperia can thank Dae Mion Black and Michael Vital for forcing both of them. Vital's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills strolled past Carter with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 39-22. The Cougars pushed the score to 32-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
The win got Hesperia back to even at 1-1. As for Granite Hills, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Hesperia took their win against Granite Hills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 24-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hesperia since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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