Football Preview: Antelope Valley Antelopes vs. Covina Colts
The Antelope Valley Antelopes will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Covina Colts at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Antelope Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Savanna onto the board and left with a 21-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Antelopes, who have now won nine contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Covina). They blew past Chaffey 42-20 on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Colts who have now won three matchups in a row.
Covina found their leader in freshman Raelene Cruz, who threw for 412 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Cruz is becoming a predictor of Covina's success: when she posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 3-1 (and 5-7-1 when she doesn't). Valerie Meza was another key player, picking up 165 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Antelope Valley's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Covina, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8-1 record this season.
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