Football Preview: Quartz Hill Royals vs. Knight Hawks
Quartz Hill is 8-1 against Knight since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Quartz Hill Royals are taking a road trip to challenge the Knight Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Quartz Hill is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 66 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Lancaster on Friday. They fell 7-0 to the Eagles. The game marked the first time this year in which the Royals were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Knight was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Palmdale 53-18. The Hawks were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Knight took the loss, they still got scores from Demarcus Foster Banks, Mykel Jenkins, and Ricardo Azernitzky.
Even though they lost, Knight was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Quartz Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Knight, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Quartz Hill against Knight in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 44-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Quartz Hill since the squad 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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