Football Preview: Palmdale Falcons vs. Quartz Hill Royals
The Palmdale Falcons will take on the Quartz Hill Royals at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmdale hasn't scored more than 12 points for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Palmdale took on Knight on Thursday. Palmdale was beaten by Knight 32-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Hawks are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, Quartz Hill suffered their closest loss since September 25, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of Lancaster by a score of 26-24.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Enedina Sepulveda, who threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards she has posted in her last eight contests. Isabel Roque was Sepulveda's top target, picking up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Quartz Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brycenn Rosado and Alexis Kavanagh.
Palmdale's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Quartz Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Palmdale took a serious blow against Quartz Hill in their previous meeting last Thursday, falling 30-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sepulveda, who threw for 254 yards and five touchdowns. Now that Palmdale knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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