The Highland Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Antelope Valley Antelopes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Antelope Valley's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Highland hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Highland simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Eastside 84-0 at home. That looming 84-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.
The critical scores for Highland came from Mekhi Free, Leonidas Saenz, and Dallas Peoples.
Highland's defense made their presence known, laying out Marco Silva. four times. Johnathan Navarro was especially locked on to Eastside's QB and sacked him twice. Navarro also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Another thorn in Eastside's side was Jayden Carrillo, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Antelope Valley started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Palmdale. They came up short against the Falcons on Friday, falling 35-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Antelopes in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost five in a row.
Antelope Valley might have lost, but man, Gavin Houston was a machine: he rushed for 221 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Those 221 rushing yards gave Houston a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Antelope Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Highland now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Antelope Valley, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Everything came up roses for Highland against Antelope Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad 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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