Football Preview: Oak Hills Bulldogs vs. Palmdale Falcons
The Oak Hills Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Palmdale Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Oak Hills took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 56-24 victory over Highland. Given Oak Hills' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Highland is ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Hills can attribute much of their success to Jacob Webster, who rushed for 77 yards on only eight carries, and also threw for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Webster wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Oak Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland only rushed for 111.
Meanwhile, everything went Palmdale's way against Eisenhower on Thursday as Palmdale made off with a 35-14 win.
Palmdale found their leader in underclassman Mikeen Walker, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Zason Walker got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Oak Hills and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Palmdale, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Oak Hills against Palmdale when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as the squad secured a 65-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Hills since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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