Oak Park and Royal are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Oak Park Eagles will take on the Royal Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Oak Park nor Royal posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, Oak Park came up short against Ventura and fell 17-7. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Royal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by Moorpark on the road and fell 41-0. 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 675th, while the Musketeers are ranked 117th).
Oak Park's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Royal, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Oak Park against Royal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 47-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Park 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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