Eastside hasn't had much luck against Quartz Hill recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eastside Lions will be staying on the road to face off against the Quartz Hill Royals at 7:00 p.m.
Eastside's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Highland on Friday. They had to suffer through a 84-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. 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 914th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 251st).
Quartz Hill never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Knight last Friday. They breezed by the Hawks on the road to the tune of 49-0. That looming 49-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Royals yet this season.
Jaden Graham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Quartz Hill's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Larey, who threw for 98 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Quartz Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Eastside's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Quartz Hill, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Eastside took a serious blow against Quartz Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 49-6. Can Eastside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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