Football Recap: Oak Park Eagles vs. Royal Highlanders
Oak Park won the last time they faced Royal, and things went their way on Friday too. The Oak Park Eagles claimed a resounding 42-14 win over the Royal Highlanders. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 25 points or more this season.
A big part of Oak Park's victory came down to the chemistry between Tillman Lovett and his top target Nico Mastrippolito. Lovett threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes while Mastrippolito picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Mastrippolito really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards.
Despite the defeat, Royal saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tristen Hogan picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 105 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Hogan.
Oak Park's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Royal, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Oak Park will head out on the road to square off against Camarillo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Park is facing Camarillo at the right time seeing as Camarillo is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Royal does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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