The Royal Highlanders will take on the Buena Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Royal is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Royal is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Oxnard on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Royal was dealt a 51-17 loss at the hands of Oxnard. The Highlanders were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Royal took the loss, they still got scores from Zach Nagy and Landen Murray.
Meanwhile, Buena ended up a good deal behind Ventura on Friday and lost 34-20. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 479th, while the Cougars are ranked 224th).
Buena might have lost, but man, Aaron Cesario was a machine: he picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Blake Eberhard, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns.
Royal's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Buena, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Royal didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Buena in their previous matchup back in August of 2017, but they still walked away with a 28-22 victory. Will Royal repeat their success, or does Buena have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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