Hesperia Christian won the last time they faced Academy of Careers & Exploration, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Hesperia Christian Patriots took their contest with ease, bagging a 35-3 victory over the Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle. Considering the Patriots have won four matches by more than 29 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Hesperia Christian's win came down to the chemistry between Nathaniel Renner and his top target Dakota McCloud. Renner threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns while McCloud gained 186 total yards and three touchdowns. McCloud also posted 152 receiving yards, which is notable because Hesperia Christian is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Dylan Alfonzo got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Hesperia Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Roderick Taylor was the leader with 3.5 sacks.
The victory (which was Hesperia Christian's third in a row) raised their record to 4-4. As for Academy of Careers & Exploration, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Hesperia Christian and Desert Christian are set to duel on Friday. Hesperia Christian is facing Desert Christian at the right time seeing as Desert Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Academy of Careers & Exploration does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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