The King's Academy Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hillsdale took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on King's Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, King's Academy beat Burlingame 28-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
It was another big night for Reid Black, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jaiden Flores also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Another reason for the win was King's Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Josh Taylor was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Hillsdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 13-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Capuchino. While the FIGHTING KNIGHTS had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Mustangs 6-0.
King's Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Hillsdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
King's Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hillsdale when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 41-35 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for King's Academy since the squad 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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