Football Recap: Antelope Valley Antelopes vs. Eastside Lions
Antelope Valley won the last time they faced Eastside, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Antelope Valley Antelopes breezed by the Eastside Lions at home to the tune of 61-7. That 54 point margin sets a new team best for the Antelopes this season.
Antelope Valley was led to victory by Gavin Houston and Rayshawn Hawkins. Houston rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while Hawkins threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. The dominant performance gave Houston a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Antelope Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Antelope Valley back to even at 3-3. As for Eastside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Antelope Valley will welcome Palmdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Antelope Valley has three straight wins, Palmdale has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field. As for Eastside, they will head out on the road to face off against Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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