Knight is 8-2 against Lancaster since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks dukes it out withthe Lancaster Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Knight has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with nine straight losses, while Lancaster will come in with four straight victories.
Knight's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Quartz Hill on Friday. They were beaten by the Royals 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 869th, while the Royals are ranked 292nd).
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Lancaster made sure to put some points up on the board against Littlerock on Thursday. Lancaster breezed by Littlerock on the road to the tune of 41-6. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 22 points or more this season.
Jayson Wilson went supernova for Lancaster, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 108 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 75 yards. Lancaster also got a significant boost from Jacob Walker, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lancaster was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Lancaster didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sahmon Smith and Omari Thompson. Armani Cortez-Castillo was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Knight's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Lancaster, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Knight was dealt a bruising 59-0 loss at the hands of Lancaster when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Knight avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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