Royal hasn't had much luck against Moorpark recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Royal Highlanders will head out to challenge the Moorpark Musketeers at 7:00 p.m.
Royal is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Ventura on the road and fell 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 664th, while the Cougars are ranked 153rd).
Although Royal took the loss, they still got scores from Devon Ware and Jonathan Arreola.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Moorpark, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Oxnard on Friday as Moorpark made off with a 35-10 victory. The result was nothing new for the Musketeers, who have now won four contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Moorpark's win came down to the chemistry between Luke Eldridge and his top target Cooper Cronquist. Eldridge threw for 339 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes while Cronquist picked up 254 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Cronquist's longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards.
Moorpark wouldn't let Oxnard keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Gerrit Gray, Quinn Huisenga, and Brody Busickio picked up one apiece. Busickio also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Davis Benson was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles and snagged an interception.
Royal's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Moorpark, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Royal was dealt a bruising 56-0 loss at the hands of Moorpark in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Royal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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