Football Recap: Deer Valley Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2024, 12:06pm

Football Recap: Deer Valley Wolverines vs. Antioch Panthers

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Deer Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell to the Antioch Panthers 20-14. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolverines of the 44-21 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.

Curtis Tucker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 153 yards and two touchdowns for Antioch. Tucker has become a key player for Antioch: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaimaun Glover, who rushed for 72 yards on only five carries.

Deer Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Antioch, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Deer Valley will face off against Pittsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pittsburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.9 points per game this season. As for Antioch, they will challenge Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Antioch is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.

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