Antelope Valley has gone 9-1 against Knight recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Antelope Valley Antelopes will host the Knight Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Antelope Valley and five for Knight dating back to last season.
Antelope Valley lost 36-14 to West Ranch last Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Antelopes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 658th, while the Wildcats are ranked 284th).
Despite the loss, Antelope Valley got top-tier performance from Gavin Houston, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Houston a new career-high in rushing yards.
Antelope Valley wouldn't let West Ranch keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Antelope Valley can thank De'Jon Wall and Beau Glover for forcing both of them. Wall is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Knight came up short against Rosamond on Friday and fell 36-28. That's two games in a row now that the Hawks have lost by exactly eight points.
Antelope Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Knight, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Antelope Valley against Knight when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 40-13 victory. Will Antelope Valley repeat their success, or does Knight have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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