Football Preview: Littlerock Lobos vs. Quartz Hill Royals
Littlerock is 0-10 against Quartz Hill since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Littlerock Lobos will look to defend their home field against the Quartz Hill Royals at 7:00 p.m.
Littlerock is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Knight, falling 34-8.
Meanwhile, Quartz Hill entered their tilt with Antelope Valley on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 41-7 win over the Antelopes. Considering the Royals have won five matches by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaden Graham was his usual excellent self, rushing for 153 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. Quartz Hill is undefeated when Graham posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Larey, who threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Quartz Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Antelope Valley only rushed for 117.
Littlerock's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Quartz Hill, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Littlerock was taken down by Quartz Hill 49-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Graham, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Littlerock knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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