The home team had won the previous three meetings between Prosser and East Valley, and East Valley kept the tradition alive. The Mustangs took a 13-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Devils on Friday. The loss put an end to the Mustangs' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the loss, Prosser saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Xzander Espino picked up 96 receiving yards and one TD. Espino showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 61 yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaxon Berg, who threw for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes. Those 252 passing yards gave Berg a new career-high. Braden Albrecht helped Berg out on the ground, picking up 52 receiving yards and two scores, while also rushing for 50 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Prosser fell to 2-1. As for East Valley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Prosser will take on rival Grandview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, East Valley is set to challenge their familiar foe Ephrata at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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