Antelope Valley is 8-1 against Eastside since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Antelope Valley Antelopes will be playing at home against the Eastside Lions at 7:00 p.m. Antelope Valley will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Antelope Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Littlerock 63-12 on the road on Friday. With the Antelopes ahead 36-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Antelope Valley relied on the efforts of Rayshawn Hawkins, who threw for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, and Gavin Houston, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Houston's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season. Deion Bogan made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Antelope Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as De'Antoine Flint, Malik Washington, Bogan, and Bogan picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Eastside fell victim to Lancaster and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Eagles at home and fell 43-0. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 916th, while the Eagles are ranked 357th).
Antelope Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Eastside, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Antelope Valley against Eastside when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 36-0 victory. Does Antelope Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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