The Royal Highlanders will head out on the road to square off against the Hueneme Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hueneme took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Royal, who comes in off a win.
Royal's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past Del Sol to the tune of 37-0. The Highlanders pushed the score to 30-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars had little chance of recovering from.
Landen Murray produced another solid effort rushing for 117 yards and three TDs on only eight carries.
Murray was just one part of a punishing run game: Royal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Hueneme's offense. They had to suffer through a 46-0 loss at the hands of Saugus. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 663rd, while the Centurions are ranked 247th).
Hueneme's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Royal, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Royal suffered a grim 26-3 defeat to Hueneme in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. Can the Highlanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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