Antelope Valley has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Quartz Hill Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Antelope Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
Antelope Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Highland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Antelope Valley was beaten by Highland 49-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Antelopes in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Quartz Hill never let their opponents score on Friday. They really took it to Eastside for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-0 win at home. The game marked the Royals' most dominant victory of the season.
Jaden Graham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 89 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Quartz Hill is undefeated when Graham posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Larey, who threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Antelope Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Quartz Hill, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Gavin Houston and Graham. Houston has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 124.4 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Graham has averaged 111.2 rushing yards per game this season.
Antelope Valley lost to Quartz Hill on the road by a decisive 21-6 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Graham, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that Antelope Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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