Football Preview: Deer Valley Wolverines vs. Antioch Panthers
Deer Valley is 0-10 against Antioch since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Deer Valley Wolverines will be playing at home against the Antioch Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Deer Valley is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Liberty on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Deer Valley was beaten by Liberty 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 685th, while the Lions are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Antioch). They enjoyed a cozy 31-14 victory over Freedom on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Curtis Tucker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 168 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.1 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kha?Mahri Jones, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Antioch wouldn't let Freedom keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Antioch can thank Jamall Burks and Tucker for forcing all of them. Davon Foster was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making eight total tackles, and defending a pass.
This is the second loss in a row for Deer Valley and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Antioch, they pushed their record up to 3-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Deer Valley might still be hurting after the 44-21 loss they got from Antioch in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Deer Valley, Larenzo Mayfield (who rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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