Royal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a blow against the Oak Park Eagles, falling 42-14. 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 669th, while the Eagles are ranked 241st).
Despite the defeat, Royal saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tristen Hogan picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 105 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Hogan.
Oak Park had a senior duo take command as Nico Mastrippolito picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Tillman Lovett threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Mastrippolito really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards.
Royal's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Oak Park, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Royal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Park, they will venture away from home to square off against Camarillo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Park is facing Camarillo at the right time seeing as Camarillo is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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