Antelope Valley is 0-10 against Knight since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Antelope Valley Antelopes will challenge the Knight Hawks at 6:30 p.m.
Antelope Valley easily dispatched Palmdale Academy Charter School on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Antelope Valley fell just short of Lancaster by a score of 53-50 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Antelopes have suffered since December 9, 2024.
Antelope Valley's defeat came about despite a quality game from Deshawn Lewis, who posted 22 points. That's the most points Lewis has posted since back in February of 2024. Malik Washington was another key player, putting up seven points.
Meanwhile, Knight had just enough and edged Eastside out 48-46 on Wednesday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Lions are ranked 541st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Antelope Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Knight, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Antelope Valley took a serious blow against Knight when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 77-28. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Antelope Valley was down 59-20.
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